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Sindhu holds nerve in decider to advance at French Open Super 750

New Delhi, Oct 21 (UNI) India’s double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu fought back from a second-game setback to beat Thailand’s world No. 26 Supanida Katethong and advance to the next round of the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament on Wednesday.
The former world champion and world No. 1 spent an hour and four minutes on court before securing a hard-fought 21-14, 8-21, 23-21 victory.
Sindhu took control early to win the opening game 21-14, but Katethong responded strongly in the second, dominating the rallies to level the contest with a convincing 21-8 win.
The decider went down to the wire, with neither player willing to give ground. Sindhu eventually held her nerve in the closing stages to clinch the game 23-21 and book her place in the next round.
In another women’s singles match, Unnati Hooda exited the tournament after losing 18-21, 21-12, 17-21 to Japan’s Riko Gunji.UNI TB AAB
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