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Macau: India's ace shuttler P V Sindhu defeated Kim Hyo Min to clinch the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold title on Sunday in Macau. The two-time World Championship bronze-medallist Sindhu outplayed her South Korean opponent 21-12, 21-17 to successfully defend her title.
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On Saturday, P V Sindhu notched up a comfortable straight-game win in women's singles to enter the final. Sindhu, held an all-win 4-0 record against Busanan Ongbumrungpan of Thailand before coming into the match and the Indian kept her record intact by registering her fifth win. The second-seeded Indian prevailed over Busanan, seeded eighth, 21-14 21-15 in a 42- minute match at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion. Busanan moved into an early 5-2 lead but she couldn't keep the pressure on Sindhu and the Indian turned the tables, reaching 13-9 and didn't allow the Thai girl to claw back to pocket the first game. In the second game, Sindhu zoomed to 5-1 initially. Busanan drew parity at 8-8 and 12-12 but once again she was not consistent enough to bother Sindhu. The duo played aggressive rallies and Busan played some extraordinary shots but it was mostly followed by a miscued hits which allowed Sindhu to keep her lead. Leading 19-15, Sindhu changed the pace of the rallies as Busanan hit the shuttle out and then found the net to hand over the match and the final place to the Indian.
Smashed it: P V Sindhu clinches Macau Open title
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On Saturday, P V Sindhu notched up a comfortable straight-game win in women's singles to enter the final. Sindhu, held an all-win 4-0 record against Busanan Ongbumrungpan of Thailand before coming into the match and the Indian kept her record intact by registering her fifth win. The second-seeded Indian prevailed over Busanan, seeded eighth, 21-14 21-15 in a 42- minute match at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion. Busanan moved into an early 5-2 lead but she couldn't keep the pressure on Sindhu and the Indian turned the tables, reaching 13-9 and didn't allow the Thai girl to claw back to pocket the first game. In the second game, Sindhu zoomed to 5-1 initially. Busanan drew parity at 8-8 and 12-12 but once again she was not consistent enough to bother Sindhu. The duo played aggressive rallies and Busan played some extraordinary shots but it was mostly followed by a miscued hits which allowed Sindhu to keep her lead. Leading 19-15, Sindhu changed the pace of the rallies as Busanan hit the shuttle out and then found the net to hand over the match and the final place to the Indian.
Smashed it: P V Sindhu clinches Macau Open title
