Sindhu, who had slipped out of the elite top 10 after a series of early exits following her return from a five-month long injury layoff, looked completely clueless during her 8-21 8-21 demolition at the hands of World No. 12...
Two-time Olympic medallist, Sindhu dispatched Putri Kusuma Wardani of Indonesia 21-16 21-14 in a little over half an hour to enter her first quarterfinal in 2023.
The second seed Sindhu toiled hard for 48 minutes to pull off a 24-22 22-20 win over the lowly-ranked Singaporean shuttler in an intensely fought women's singles semifinals.
World No. 21 Srikanth, seeded fifth, got the better of his 49th-ranked Indian compatriot 21-15 21-12 in a second round match.
Sindhu got the better of World No. 19 Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark 21-14 21-17 to reach her first semifinal of the year.