Jakarta. Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu suffered defeat against world number one Ann Se Young for the second consecutive week, crashing out of the Indonesia Open badminton tournament here on Thursday.
Sindhu had also lost to the South Korean player in the quarterfinals of the Singapore Open last week. Sindhu performed well in patches in the round of 16 match of the Indonesia Open and ultimately lost 17-21, 14-21. With this defeat, Sindhu’s losing streak against Olympic champions extended to 10 matches.
The Indian player has not been able to register even a single win against Aan yet. At the beginning of the first game, both the players presented a tough challenge to each other. At one time the score was tied at 10-10. During this, Sindhu showed a glimpse of her best form and managed to put pressure on the Korean player. Sindhu went ahead 15-14 on the basis of her aggressive strokeplay, but Aan responded in her special style by scoring consecutive points and took a lead of 19-16.
After this, the Korean player won two consecutive points and won the first game. During this, a rally of 41 shots was also seen between the two players. Aan started aggressively in the second game and took a 13-6 lead. Despite this, the Indian player continued to fight for every point. In the meanwhile he also scored some important points. But Aan’s court coverage was good and he had no problem winning the match and reaching the quarter-finals.
