All England Open 2018, Round 2: PV Sindhu vs Nitchaon Jindapol, Live Match Updates

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Final score: Sindhu def Jindapol 21-13, 13-21, 21-18 to enter qfs

Pheeew! That was a close shave but WHAT A MATCH!!!!!!

Sindhu certainly has NERVES OF STEEL! For the second day in a row, Sindhu comes through in THREE GAMES!!!! She is through to the quarter-finals for the second consecutive year.

Credit to Jindapol for putting up such a gritty fight and making Sindhu EARN THE WIN!

This was certainly one of the best matches of the 2018 All England Open.

SINDHU WINS!!!

21-18 IN THE DECIDER!!!

MATCH POINTS FOR SINDHU!!!!!

20-18

Backhand at the net to get the better of Jindapol!

Sindhu 19-18

This time she sends the shuttle wide, allowing Sindhu back!

18-18

And a point goes to Jindapol!

18-17

And it is quickly 17-17

Jindapol gets blocked by the net on return

Sindhu up 17-16

AND SHE IS BACK!!!!

16-16

Down the line goes Sindhu!

15-16

Now Sindhu rushes to the net to finish with a great crosscourt smash

14-16

Jindapol rushes to the net and gets a crosscourt smash!

16-12

And Jindapol makes it 15-12

Sindhu has lost her sharpness as well as patience

And unforced errors keep on peppering the court from Sindhu's racquet.

Jindapol goes up to 14-12

It's 12-12

Wow! Jindapol can RETURN EVERYTHING!!!!!

12-11

And it is all level at 11-11

A backhand drop from the Thai after the break!

10-11

It's an 11-9 advantage for Sindhu going into the mid-game interval.

A wild crosscourt shot from the Thai!

Sindhu screams as she goes up to 10-9

And suddenly Jindapol LOOKS FIRED UP!

It's 9-9

Bang on the line from Sindhu!

9-7

And it's a ONE-POINT GAP NOW!

Jindapol 7-8

Testing times!

And Jindapol comes out on top of a good rally now....shuttle into the left corner

Deficit reduce to 2 points!

6-8

Gopichand shouting advice to Sindhu!

Jindapol wows the crowd with a crosscourt smash that lands inside the line!

5-8

The difference is of four points now!

8-4

WHAT A RALLY!

THE LONGEST RALLY OF THE MATCH WITH 33 SHOTS!!!!!

Jindapol pushes the shuttle wide!

Sindhu 6-3

Once more the backhand proves to be fallible for the Thai!

She trails 2-5

Good smash by Jindapol!

2-4

Jindapol gets one point through a crosscourt smash

1-3

It's a blazing 3-0 start for Sindhu

And it's 2-0 to Sindhu

GAME 3

First point to Sindhu

Wow! Who would have thought of this after that one-sided display from Sindhu in the opener?

Interesting decider ahead!

Jindapol gets it done on her first game point.

21-13

Game points galore for the Thai

20-13

Sindhu pushes the shuttle wide!

13-19

Now Jindapol gets the corner!

18-13

Sindhu gets the left corner!

13-17

Once more attacking the backhand is working well for Sindhu
12-17

A sharp crosscourt drop from Sindhu!

11-17

And Sindhu is struggling to keep the shuttle in the court.

This end of the court hasn't worked well for the Indian.

10-16

Sindhu can't put the shuttle over the net!

Jindapol up 15-10

Now Sindhu is making the Thai move all over the court!

Glimpses of a comeback?

10-14

Attack on Jindapol's backhand gives Sindhu another crucial point.

9-14

Sindu shoots into the left corner for a vital point

8-14

2 points in favour of the Indian to make it 7-13

Can she continue?