Wow! Sindhu was nowhere in the match in that second game....no energy left..no speed....that is just not the Sindhu we know! Could it be an effect of playing at the highest level of the sport for nearly a year? Is she feeling burned out?
There's nothing to derail Yamaguchi.....she is a picture of confidence now while it is the exact opposite on the other side of the net....Sindhu keeps on struggling.
Good evening and welcome to the Sportskeeda liveblog of the 2017 French Open Superseries semi-finals.
Second seed PV Sindhu faces the fifth seed Akane Yamaguchi in a blockbuster semi-final. While Sindhu is ranked second, Yamaguchi is placed at fifth in the world. Sindhu leads their head-to-head record, 3-1 and won their last three meetings.
After two disappointing campaigns at the Japan Open and the Denmark Open, Sindhu should be eager to prove herself once more in a big event. And so far, the India Open and Korea Open champion has shown enough signs that she is highly determined to lay her hands on the trophy.
The kind of performance she put on against her Denmark Open conqueror, Chen Yufei in the quarter-finals yesterday made one wonder how she lost their Odense showdown. She was accurate and took control of the forecourt early on and never let the Chinese feel comfortable.
She has to repeat that same focus and intensity. A flawless, aggressive display should let her have the upper hand in this match.
There's also a chance that the young Japanese might be slightly tired having reached the Denmark Open final last week. Sindhu needs to take advantage of that.
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