Sindhu vs Marin Highlights: Malaysia Open Badminton Highlights: PV Sindhu wasn’t at her best in her return to the circuit. Making her return after a five-month injury lay-off, the World No.7 bowed out from the first round of the Malaysia Open 2023. She lost against World No.9 Carolina Marin 21-12, 10-21, 21-15. Follow Malaysia Open 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
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Sindhu vs Marin LIVE Streaming: MEGA Encounter in Malaysia Open 2023, PV Sindhu vs Carolina Marin LIVE at 11.30 AM: Follow Malaysia Open Badminton LIVEIndia’s ace shuttler PV Sindhu crashed out of the women’s singles category at the Malaysian Open in the first round after losing to 2016 Olympic champion Carolina Marin. The match, Sindhu’s first since her return from injury, lasted an hour. Sindhu lost 21-12, 10-21, and 21-15 as per the Olympics website.
Since Marin defeated Sindhu in the Swiss Open final in 2021, this was the first encounter between the Rio 2016 finalists. It was PV Sindhu’s first game following her gold medal victory at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in August.
Carolina Marin used a good combination of net play and smashes to put PV Sindhu under pressure instantly. Sindhu, ranked seventh in the world, improved as the match went on.
In the second game, playing against the drift, PV Sindhu quickly pulled away from the World No 9 shuttler to lead 11-4 at the half. After the break, Sindhu extended her lead and won the set.
A fascinating last game saw PV Sindhu target Marin’s backhand while Marin resorted to body smashes. However, Marin’s utilisation of angles was crucial as she led 11-7 at the half and won the match after the end change to improve her head-to-head record against Sindhu to 10-6. At the BWF World Tour 2023 event, Sindhu’s defeat also marked the culmination of India’s women’s singles campaign.
Sindhu vs Marin Highlights: PV Sindhu LOSES against Carolina Marin, bows out from Malaysia Open in first round: Watch Highlights
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