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With this win, she not only avenges her Olympic loss but also proceeds to the semi-finals of the World Superseries Finals!!!!
FULL SCORE: PV Sindhu beats Carolina Marin, 21-17, 21-13
IT'S REVENGE!!!!!!! Sindhu wins the game 21-13 as Marin's shot finds the net!!!!!
Sindhu has a host of match points at 20-13.
Error from the southpaw and Sindhu can sniff victory at 19-12
Sindhu needs to be careful and cannot squander her big lead. Marin can be dangerous if given a chance.
This is one-way traffic now. Sharp Sindhu is ahead 17-11
It is SIX-point lead now. 15-9
The wild crowd enjoys it thoroughly as their favourite goes up yet further, 14-9
Sindhu loses points at the net and Marin has closed the gap to 9-13.
Sindhu's domination continues uninterrupted. 13-6
It is a five-point advantage as Sindhu goes into the break with an 11-6 lead.
Huge roar from the crowd. Sindhu goes up 10-6
Superb aggression from Pusarla to widen the gap further, 9-5
The Indian extends the lead to 8-5
And the two-point gap is maintained as Sindhu leads 7-5
Smash into the corner from Sindhu and it is 6-4
The Indian inches ahead to 4-3
In no time, it is 3-3
Sindhu takes a vital point for 2-3
Marin has inched ahead, 3-1
GAME 2
They are level at 1-1
A superb smash down-the-line gives the first game to Sindhu, 21-17.
Great attack from Marin and she makes it 17-20
Carolina saves one for 15-20
Another error from the Olympic champion puts Sindhu up 20-14
Sindhu is just two points away from taking the opener at 19-13
EXCELLENT RETRIEVAL FROM SINDHU!!!!!! EVEN THE CROWD GOES CRAZY!!
Sindhu goes up 18-13
Marin fumbles yet again and the Indian goes up 17-13
Lovely dropshot from Marin and she reduces the deficit to 13-16
Marin's lack of sharpness is obvious. Sindhu is up 16-12
And she extends it further. 15-12
First time Sindhu has a 2-point lead. She is up 14-12
The trend continues. The aggressor in Marin inches ahead and then Sindhu comes back to erase the gap. Now the Indian takes a 13-12 lead.
After the break, it is quickly 11-11
At the interval, it is Sindhu who has an 11-10 advantage.
No surprise here as they are once more at par. 10-10
Big roar as the Indian gets within 9-10
Marin lets out a huge scream to go up 10-8. Crowd starts chanting Sindhu's name
Marin takes a slender lead of 9-8 as the first half of this game continues to be competitive.
The roles have reversed. It's Sindhu's turn to scream and Carolina's turn to look nervous.
Sindhu has stormed back into this, 7-7
Sindhu is closing the gap here, 5-7
A fired-up Marin takes another point for 7-4 as the Indian looks nervous at the moment.
3 errors from Sindhu and Marin goes up 6-3
And it is all square at 3-3
Sindhu is ahead 3-2 much to the delight of the crowd
And it is all level at 2-2
Marin gets back a point for 1-2
The Indian goes up 2-0 after a challenge
