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All England Open 2018: PV Sindhu vs Pornpawee Chochuwong, Live Match Updates

Sindhu def Chochuwong 20-22, 21-17, 21-9 to enter R2

Updated: 14 March 2018 21:22 IST - Published: 14 March 2018 17:58 IST

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Sindhu thus joins Kidambi Srikanth in the second round.

That was quite a fight from the young Chochuwong but that should help Sindhu to warm up for the bigger battles ahead!

Final score: Sindhu def Chochuwong 20-22, 21-17, 21-9 in 56 minutes

21-9

Sindhu has completed the win!

It's all happening very fast for SINDHU NOW!

20-9

11 MATCH POINTS!

17-8 for Sindhu!

FOUR POINTS NEEDED FOR A WIN!

It's 15-7 in favour of the World No. 4

Sindhu now has a lead of six points over her young opponent.

13-7

It's 11-7 to Sindhu going into the mid-game interval.

The Indian quickly adds two more points to go up to 9-5

And Sindhu's lead has been cut down to two points!

7-5

Sindhu needs to be careful here!

Chochuwong gets a vital point to trail 4-7

And she extends her lead to 5-2

It's a 2-1 lead for Sindhu in the decider.

SINDHU GRABS THE SECOND GAME 21-17

WE ARE GOING INTO THE DECIDER!!!

FOUR GAME POINTS FOR THE INDIAN!!!!

20-16

The game is getting close now.

Chochuwong is not letting Sindhu go away easily.

Sindhu is now 19-15

18-12 for the Indian

Sindhu needs to be careful...cannot allow her opponent to come back after all that effort!

Sindhu is totally in control of this game, despite the fightback from her young opponent.

18-10

It's 16-8 for Sindhu currently

And Sindhu makes it an 8-point advantage!

14-6

The gap still continues to be of SEVEN POINTS!

13-6

It's 12-5 for the Indian

Sindhu goes into the mid-game interval with an 11-5 lead

It's 10-5 for the India No. 1

Can Sindhu continue and take this to a decider?

Sindhu has now widened the gap!

She has a three-point advantage at 8-5

It's close once more!

Sindhu barely leads!

5-4

It's a 4-2 lead for the Indian!

How long can she maintain it?

And Sindhu opens up a 3-1 lead

Sindhu has a lot of hard work to do now!

It is 1-1 in Game 2

This time, Chochuwong CONVERTS IT!

22-20

2nd game point for Chochuwong!

21-20

SINDHU SAVES IT IN STYLE!!!!

20-20

Chochuwong now has a game point at 20-19

And the India No. 1 is FIGHTING BACK, like she usually does!

Two points in a row to make it 18-19

Chochuwong adds two quick points!

19-16

Wow!

Would you believe it?

Now it is the young Thai who has the lead

17-16

Well, well!

AND IT IS ALL LEVEL

15-15

Suddenly it's a TWO-POINT GAP!

Sindhu now leads 14-12

Some fightback from the young Thai!

Sindhu now leads 13-9

Long rallies are being played now.
The Thai is trying to get as many points as possible through her defence.

8-12

Sindhu leaps to an 11-7 lead going into the mid-game interval.

And one more for the Thai!

7-10

The Thai bags a couple of points to lessen the gap.

6-10

It's a SIX-POINT ADVANTAGE FOR SINDHU!!!!

10-4

Once more Chochuwong is fighting back!

Trails 4-8

Sindhu stops her there and adds a couple of points to surge to 7-3

The pace of the match has suddenly slowed down....the Thai now trails 3-5