India Open 2018, Quarter final: PV Sindhu vs Beatriz Corrales, Live Match Updates

Sindhu wins 21-12, 19-21, 21-11

Updated: 02 February 2018 18:09 IST - Published: 02 February 2018 16:31 IST

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Sindhu was a bit erratic in that second game and Corrales too raised her level. Other than that, it was a fine performance from Sindhu.

Sindhu has entered the semi-finals and she is now on an eight-match winning streak at this tournament!

And Corrales sends the shuttle wide!

Match to Sindhu

21-12, 19-21, 21-11

Corrales saves one.

11-20

10 MATCH POINTS FOR SINDHU

20-10

And it's 18-10 to the defending champion!

Things are happening pretty fast here and everything is in favour of Sindhu at the moment

Despite the fightback from Corrales, Sindhu manages to use her experience to build a lead here

15-10

It's a much better performance from Corrales post-interval.

She takes three points and makes it a four-point gap.

8-12

Sindhu leads 11-5 going into the mid-game interval.

It's 10-4 to the India No. 1

And 8-1 to the defending champion!

Sindhu looks unstoppable at the moment!

It's one-way traffic in Game #3 and no prizes for guessing who has the control!

Sindhu up 5-1

Bright start for Sindhu in Game 3.

She opens up a 2-0 lead.

But she can't save the fourth one and Corrales grabs the second game.

21-19

And yet another!

Sindhu is now one point behind!

19-20

A big smash on Corrales' forehand side

Sindhu trails 18-20

And Sindhu saves the first one.

17-20

Sindhu did get to bag four points but Corrales has reached game points.

20-16

Sindhu rushes to the net, showing her usual aggression.

Trails 12-19

It's all Corrales at the moment!

18-11 to the Spaniard

Sindhu's patchy play continues and she has helped Corrales go up to 16-11

It's 13-10 to Corrales

Corrales shows nerves of steel and manages to keep her nose in front at the mid-game interval.

11-9 to the Spaniard

It's 8-6 to the Spanish shuttler

But the Spaniard is getting a but of help from the Indian here as Sindhu is missing her down-the-line smashes.

Corrales has a tiny lead of one point now.

6-5

But you can't keep Sindhu quiet for a long time!

The Indian attacks Corrales' backhand and evens the score pretty soon.

4-4

A lot of pace and aggression from the Spaniard and she has gone up to 4-1

SECOND GAME

Corrales makes a fine start to the second game. She is up 2-0

Sindhu grabs the first game 21-12

EIGHT GAME POINTS FOR THE WORLD NO. 4

20-12

And Sindhu swiftly marches ahead to 18-10

Corrales could not keep her inspired run going any further

A wonderful backhand smash from Corrales that completely flummoxed Sindhu!

Corrales now trails 9-15

It's 13-6 to the defending champion.

Corrales currently overwhelmed by Sindhu's intelligent and powerful play

Corrales sends the shuttle wide and Sindhu is up 11-5 at the mid-game interval.

Some swift points in favour of the Indian and she races ahead to 10-4

Sindhu has been efficiently changing the direction of the shuttle and keeping her opponent guessing!

Up 7-4

Sindhu has a mini lead of 5-4 but the Spaniard is a feisty competitor

We are all level here.

4-4

Great play at the net by the Spaniard!

2-3

Sindhu attacks Corrales' backhand and goes up to 3-1

It's 1-1 after an error from Sindhu

We are under way!

First point to Sindhu!

Corrales to serve first.

Good evening and welcome to the blog! The players are on court now.

Welcome to the live blog of the women's singles quarterfinal of the India Open at the Siri Sports Complex, New Delhi where PV Sindhu will face Spaniard Beatriz Corrales.

World No. 4 and top seed PV Sindhu eased into the quarter-finals of the tournament after a convincing win against Linda Zetchiri in the pre-quarters. The lanky Indian didn't have to break any sweat as she won in straight sets 21-10, 21-14. Previously, she had made short work of Natalia Koch Rohde in the first round.

Although she crashed out of the Indonesian Masters last week in the quarters, it is expected that Sindhu will overcome the Spaniard's challenge without any hassle.