Badminton: PV Sindhu starts Tokyo Olympics campaign with easy win
PV Sindhu hits a smash in her Tokyo Olympics opener against Israel s Ksenia Polikarpova.
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Reigning World Champion PV Sindhu opened her campaign at the Tokyo Olympics with an easy win over Israel s Ksenia Polikarpova in the women s singles Group J match in Tokyo on Sunday.
The 26-year-old Indian, seeded sixth, beat the 58th-ranked Polikarpova 21-7, 21-10 in just under half an hour. The World No. 7 Indian will next play Hong Kong s World No. 34 Cheung Ngan Yi in the group stage. Even though it was an easy first match, I didn t take it in an easy way. It wasn t like I wasn t prepared. Every time, it is very important to be focused and be prepared for every single point in every single match, Sindhu said after the match.
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