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Saina Nehwal will play her first match later tonight. You can follow it on Sportskeeda!
She will next face Michelle Li from Canada on Sunday.
In her maiden Olympics match, Sindhu showed very little nerves, powering her way through some precise smashes and drop shots to pull off a very convincing win.
Thats it ! Sindhu wins the second game 21-9
11 match point opportunities for Sindhu
19-9!
Good play from Sarosi!
Net kill from Sindhu! 18-7
Wide from Sarosi! 17-6 in Sindhu's favour
Excellent from Sindhu.... Fine cross court play! 15-6
14-6
Error at the net from Sarosi. 13-6
She defended with some excellence and then smashed in when the time came.
Superb cross court smash from Sindhu. 12-6
Sindhu has looked very fluent so far, and is ten points away from winning her first Olympics match.
We are back
After the interval in the second game, PV Sindhu leads by 11-6.
Well out! Sindhu loses her challenge
Wide from Sindhu, she has challenged it.
Power, placement and precision. Sindhu has been cruising all day.
Another smash! Sindhu has been feeding them off today. Leads 9-5
Sindhu's smashes have been very good today.. She leads 7-5
5-5! Sindhu smashes it into her own net
Out from Sarosi on that occasion. 5-4
3-3! Sarosi showing a biot more fight
Down the line smash from Sindhu gives her a 3-2 lead
Well long from Sarosi.. Sindhu leads 2-1
Very unexpected from Sindhu, minor blip in an otherwise flawless performance so far.
Right we are underway in the second game
Thats it. Sindhu wins the opening game 21-8
12 game points, this has been some performance. Dominant right from the outset. And she has sealed the set with conviction.
12 game point opportunities for Sindhu
This has been an absolutely commanding performance by Sindhu in her maiden Olympics match. The injury to Sarosi has played into Sindhu's hand perfectly.
A fine overhead drop from Sindhu. Saroai unable to retreive. 19-8
And Sindhu fires yet another smash down the line
We are back
There has been a slight halt in proceedings
Sarosoi falls while attempting a return that was going deep
16-6!
Sarosi has struggled to get going, that shot just exemplified her struggles.
Well wide from Sarosi. Another point for Sindhu. 15-6
This is turning out to be a cakewalk for Sindhu! 14-5
Sindhu has stamped her authority all over the game. Top class from the Indian.
Back to her elements. 13-5
Sindhu slipped a bit on that occasion, thereby wasn't able to get down to retrieve.. 11-5
Brilliant jump drop shot from Sindhu. Skills of the highest order.
Jump drop shot from Sindhu. Lovely skills
After the interval in the opening game, PV Sindhu leads by 11-4.
Another superb smash. Down the line. What a start this has proven to be. 10-3
Lovely game from Sindhu, not giving Sarosi any chance to get into the game.
