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TOKYO, July 25 (Reuters) - With decisive smashes, cutting backhands and a confident gait, Rio 2016 silver medallist India’s PV Sindhu on Sunday made quick work of Israel’s Ksenia Polikarpova, beating her 21-7, 21-10.
Both games totalled just 29 minutes, with Polikarpova visibly frustrated and hanging her head with each lost point.
“It was quite an easy match,” Sindu said at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, adding that she knows she has the hopes of a billion people behind her.
Though Sindhu, who was beaten to the gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics by Spain’s Carolina Marin, is No. 7 in world rankings, she is considered a serious threat to table toppers Taiwan’s Tai Tzu-Ying and Chen Yu Fei of China.
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By Richa Naidu
TOKYO (Reuters) â With decisive smashes, cutting backhands and a confident gait, Rio 2016 silver medallist Indiaâs PV Sindhu on Sunday made quick work of Israelâs Ksenia Polikarpova, beating her 21-7, 21-10.
Both matches totalled just 29 minutes, with Polikarpova visibly frustrated and hanging her head with each lost point.
âIt was quite an easy match,â Sindu said at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, adding that she knows she has the hopes of a billion people behind her.
Though Sindhu, who was beaten to the gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics by Spainâs Carolina Marin, is No. 7 in world rankings, she is considered a serious threat to table toppers Taiwanâs Tai Tzu-Ying and Chen Yu Fei of China.
Richa Naidu
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Badminton - Women s Singles - Group Stage - MFS - Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan â July 25, 2021. P.V. Sindhu of India in action during the match against Ksenia Polikarpova of Israel. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
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