Indian star shuttler PV Sindhu won her first Japan Open Super 750 title on Sunday, defeating Japan's Akane Yamaguchi. She won the match 21-17, 21-17.
India's star shuttler PV Sindhu clinched the Japan Open title on Sunday with a spectacular performance. She achieved this historic feat by defeating Japan's World Champion Akane Yamaguchi in the final match.
The Indian star player has won the Japan Open Super 750 title for the first time, a major achievement in her career.
Sindhu defeated Yamaguchi in straight games 21-17, 21-17 in the title clash. The match lasted for 50 minutes, in which PV Sindhu displayed excellent gameplay against Yamaguchi in both games and created history.
This is PV Sindhu's first major title since 2022. Before this, she had won the Singapore Open Super 500 title in 2022. This victory has ended her title drought.
Sindhu had also reached the semi-finals of the Malaysia Open this year, where she had to face defeat against the world's number two player, Wang Ziyi of China.
Sindhu appeared in excellent form right from the start of this tournament. She defeated China's Chen Yu Fei in the first game of the semi-finals.
In the quarterfinals, she received a walkover against Nozomi Okuhara. In this Round of 8 match, she was successful in defeating Okuhara in the first game, but when she was leading 15-10 in the second game, the Japanese player had to withdraw from the tournament due to a hamstring injury.
In her second game of the tournament, Sindhu faced China's Han Yue, against whom she registered a victory to make her place in the quarterfinals.
With this win, PV Sindhu has set several records. She has won a BWF title outside India after 4 years.
Not only this, she has won a Super 750 BWF title for the first time in her career. Sindhu has won a BWF title after 2 years by defeating World Champion Akane Yamaguchi.
After this victory, Sindhu has further improved her record against Yamaguchi. So far, 30 matches have been played between the two players, of which Sindhu has won 16. This win will boost PV Sindhu's morale before the Commonwealth Games 2026.
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