French Open Badminton 2021, PV Sindhu vs Julie Dawall Jakobsen: Where to watch, TV schedule, live stream details and more

Having bowed out in the quarterfinals of the Denmark Open last week, Indian shuttle queen PV Sindhu will be eager to make amends at the French Open Badminton 2021 in Paris this week.

Her Odense sojourn showed that Sindhu still has a lot of work left to do ahead of the defense of her World Championships crown in December. The signs of struggle were evident when the two-time Olympic medalist was stretched to three games by Thai veteran Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the second round.

In the last-eight clash, the Indian was a pale shadow of herself before succumbing to World No. 8 and eventual Denmark Open runner-up An Seyoung 11-21, 12-21.

With the Korean placed in the other half of the draw at the French Open Badminton 2021, Sindhu can breathe easy. She opens her campaign against World No. 39 Julie Dawall Jakobsen, a 23-year-old Dane who doesn't have a lot of experience of playing at the highest level of the sport.

Although Sindhu is the clear favorite to come through this contest, she can't afford to be complacent. Jakobsen has gradually been establishing herself in the circuit this year as validated by her runner-up showing at the Denmark Masters and a quarterfinal appearance at the European Championships.

Sindhu could take some time to get into the groove but should ultimately have enough firepower to run away with a win.

French Open Badminton 2021: Match details

Fixture: (5) PV Sindhu vs Julie Dawall Jakobsen.

Date: 27 October 2021.

Time: Approx 4:40 pm local time, 8:10 pm IST.

Tournament: Yonex French Open 2021.

Round: First round (Round of 32).

Venue: Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris.

Category: BWF World Tour Super 750.

Prize money: $600,000.

French Open Badminton 2021: TV schedule

The French Open Badminton 2021 will be live telecast on the Star Sports 3 TV channel from October 28 onwards in India.

French Open Badminton 2021: Live streaming details

The French Open Badminton 2021 can be live-streamed on the Disney+Hotstar app.

About the author

Sudeshna is a veteran Indian Sports and International Tennis journalist as well as editor at Sportskeeda. She has an overall experience of over 10 years with top publications like The Bridge, Fox Sports Asia, and gained a keen interest in Indian sports since the 2002 Commonwealth and Asian Games when she was in school.

Sudeshna holds a Master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. She attends tournaments regularly and being a highly experienced journalist, she ensures she only contacts the correct people from her network for the most authentic information to be put in her articles.

Sudeshna’s favorite Indian athlete is PV Sindhu owing to her big-tournament performances. She also admires Tennis legend Rafael Nadal for his resilience and has witnessed the Spaniard in action at the French Open, due to which, Roland Garros is her all-time favorite Grand Slam tournament.

Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics made a lasting impact on Sudeshna. She has also interviewed him along with Badminton star Chirag Shetty and several other sports personalities. She has done on-ground reporting on multiple ITF tournaments along with the Premier Badminton League, Asian Boxing Championships and the Davis Cup.

When not using her skills and years of experience in crafting compelling content, Sudeshna likes to read, watch movies and travel.

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Edited by Anantaajith Raghuraman