New Delhi: Twin Olympic medalist PV Sindhu A thrilling straight-game victory eased her way into the women’s singles quarter-finals of the Singapore Open Super 750 badminton tournament on Thursday. Sindhu defeated Japan’s Riku Ganji 21-9, 21-12 in just 37 minutes, giving her opponent barely a chance to set the contest. The Indian star looked sharp from the start and controlled the pace throughout the match with aggressive play and accurate shot placement. The win keeps Sindhu’s campaign alive in the prestigious USD 1,000,000 tournament, but the competition is only going to get tougher from here. In the quarterfinals, she will face top seed NC Young of South Korea, who is currently considered one of the strongest players on the circuit. The upcoming Takara is expected to be a big test for the Indian shuttler as he aims to make a deep run in the tournament.India’s top men’s doubles pair Satok Sairaj Rankireddy And Chirag Shetty It took a lot of work to make it to the quarter finals. The fourth-seeded pair defeated Chinese Taipei’s Lee Jae-hui and Yang Po-hswan 21-15, 11-21, 21-18 in a tight match that lasted an hour. He will now face Malaysia’s Khai Xing Kang and Aaron Tai.In mixed doubles, Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Christo also overcame a poor start to beat Japan’s Yuta Watanabe and Maya Taguchi in three games to reach the last eight.
