Asian Games 2018: Sindhu reaches final, Saina bows out with a bronze

Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu on Monday became the first Indian woman to reach the finals of the Asian Games after she outclassed Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi 22-17, 15-21 and 21-10  in a hard-fought semi-final. The 23-year old who had won the silver medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics and at the World Championships this year secured for herself a silver medal at the least, at the Games. She would next lock horns with Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in the final on Tuesday.

Tzu Ying had earlier ended Indian ace Saina Nehwal’s bid for a spot in the final with a convincing straight sets victory.

The 28-year old Nehwal did not have an answer to Tzu Ying and eventually ended up conceding the match 17-21, 14-21. She would thus settle for a bronze medal and would join compatriot Sindhu in becoming the only two Indian women to have claimed singles medals in badminton in the history of the Asian Games.

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