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PV Sindhu survived a scare against Supanida Katethong, battling to a hard-fought three-game victory and a place in the next round of the French Open Super 750.
PV Sindhu will next face Chen Yufei. (PTI Photo)
Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu overcame a stiff challenge from Thailand’s world No. 26 Supanida Katethong to advance to the next round of the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament on Wednesday.
Sindhu spent an hour and four minutes on court before clinching a hard-fought 21-14, 8-21, 23-21 win in a gruelling three-game battle.
Sindhu made a strong start to take the first game 21-14, but Katethong bounced back in the second, dominating the rallies to level the contest with a convincing 21-8 victory.
The deciding game turned into a nail-biting contest as both shuttlers battled hard for every point. Sindhu kept her composure under pressure to clinch a narrow 23-21 victory and book her place in the next round.
Sindhu acknowledged that she wasn’t at her best despite the hard-fought victory, but expressed relief at making it through to the next round.
“Some matches you just have to find a way to win. Today was one of those. Credit to Supanida, she made me fight for every point,” Sindhu tweeted on Wednesday evening.
Some matches you just have to find a way to win. Today was one of those. 💪Credit to Supanida, she made me fight for every point. I felt like I was trying to impose my game throughout, but somehow things kept slipping away. Will go through the footage and see what needs to change. Even that challenge at 21-20, the shuttle clipping the line by a hair’s breadth! 😅 Some days God really makes you fight for it.
I needed this win. End of story.
Not the prettiest, plenty to reflect on, but happy to be through. Recovery underway, another battle tomorrow.
One match at a time ❤️
— PV Sindhu (@Pvsindhu1) October 21, 2026
In another women’s singles clash, Unnati Hooda suffered an early exit after going down 18-21, 21-12, 17-21 to Japan’s Riko Gunji in a three-game battle.
Ayush Shetty fought back from a game down to defeat Kidambi Srikanth 19-21, 21-16, 21-12 in under an hour to advance to the next round in the men’s singles.
Meanwhile, India’s top-ranked men’s singles player and former world championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen gave a walkover to world No. 9 Kodai Naraoka of Japan in the opening round.
(With PTI Inputs)
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