Changzhou: Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu overcame world number six Tomoka Miyazaki of Japan to make a promising start to her campaign at the China Open Super 1000 badminton tournament here on Wednesday.
Sindhu, a former world champion, prevailed 21-15, 8-21, 21-17 over the 2022 world junior champion Miyazaki in 62 minutes. “It was a much-awaited win for me. The first round was very important for me to cross. It was three games (contest) and even in the third set, it was important for me to take the lead from the beginning because one side was very disadvantaged,” Sindhu said.
“So, it started off really good, but in the second game, it was hard for me to control. And in the third game, it was important that I take the lead and maintain that. “It was important for me to win these matches so that it will also give me a moral boost and also that confidence. Because sometimes I’ve been coming close, yet I’ve been losing. I need to continue this tempo and keep going.”