In thrilling finals of women’s singles title, Olympic silver medallist shuttler, PV Sindhu, beat world champion, Nozomi Okuhara, of Japan at the Korea Open Superseries on Sunday. She saw off eighth seed Okuhara 22-20, 11-21, 20-18 in an energy-sapping contest that lasted an hour and 23 minutes.
The 22-year-old Indian player has made history by becoming the first Indian to win the Korea Open. She saved two game points to win the first game but was completely outclassed in the second as the Okuhara came storming back.
Sindhu also fought back excellently by taking a big lead in the mid-break of the decider and despite a late surge from Okuhara, and held on to win the crown.
World no. 4 Sindhu, who had clinched the 2016 China Super Series Premier and India Open Super Series and Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold this season, dashed Okuhara’s bid to win her third straight title after winning the Australian Open and the World Championships.
The win also helped her to level her head-to-head record against Okuhara, making it 4-4 in eight meetings.
