Tokyo Olympics Live Badminton: PV Sindhu beat Polikarpova 21-7, 21-11

Tokyo Olympics Badminton LIVE – Sindhu vs Polikarpova LIVE: PV Sindhu easily wins her opening match, defeats Polikarpova of Israel 21-7, 21-10 without any trouble: As expected, Indian badminton Queen PV Sindhu has easily won her 1st match of the Tokyo Olympics vs Ksenia Polikarpova of Israel. Placed in a Group J, Sindhu defeated the player from Israel without breaking much sweat. Sindhu won 21-7, 21-10.

“Even though my opponent was lower-ranked. I didn’t want to assume it would be easy. It is important to be focused. I made sure we had some rallies and I got used to the court,” Sindhu told BWF website.

“It’s important to make sure you play all your strokes and get used to them on the court because you can’t play them all of a sudden against a stronger opponent, you can’t do that. It is important to know that your strokes are going well,” she added.

Tokyo Olympics Badminton LIVE –Earlier on Saturday, Indian Badminton Squad started their Tokyo Olympics campaign on a mixed note. Sai Praneeth lost the opener while doubles duo of Satwik & Chirag Shetty stunned the 3rd seeds.

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Tokyo Olympics Badminton: PV Sindhu easily wins opening match, defeats Polikarpova of Israel 21-7, 21-10 without any trouble

PV Sindhu Wins: Shuttler PV Sindhu started her Tokyo Olympics campaign on a good note on Sunday as she won her opening Group J match here at the Musashino Forest Plaza Court 2.

Sindhu defeated Israel’s Ksenia Polikarpova 21-7, 21-10 in the Group J match. The entire match lasted for just 28 minutes. The 26-year-old brought out her A-game in the first game and she gave no chance to her opponent to take a breather and create any momentum. Sindhu wrapped up the first game, and she was looking set to win the match in straight games.

PV Sindhu Wins: The sixth seed Sindhu continued with her charge in the second game, and Polikarpova was not able to make a comeback, and as a result, the Indian shuttler ended up winning the match in straight games.

On Saturday, men’s doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy had won their opening Group Stage match here in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. The Indian duo defeated Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin 21-16, 16-21, 27-25 in the Group A game at the Musashino Forest Plaza Court 3.

On the same day, India shuttler Sai Praneeth lost his group stage match against Israel’s Misha Zilberman. Zilberman defeated Praneeth 21-17, 21-15 in the Group D match here at the Musashino Forest Plaza Court 2.

PV Sindhu Wins: The 26-year-old, who had lost to Carolina Marin of Spain in the 2016 Rio Olympics Final, is clubbed in an easy Group J. It also comprises 34^th ranked Cheung Ngan Yi.Ngan of Hong Kong.

India at Tokyo Olympics She will look to better her previous record after winning Silver in the 2016 Olympics as India awaits its first gold medal at Tokyo Games. The competition is likely to be evenly poised as the duo face each other after a long gap of over six years.

“There are a lot more responsibilities and definitely there will be pressure, even the last time in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro), I was not a known person, but I think now people are looking at me and knowing my game, I think it is comparatively tough and it’s not going to be easy”, PV Sindhu said.

India at Tokyo Olympics What comes positive news is that PV Sindhu has got the better of Polikarpova in the last 2 meetings and the trend is likely to continue in Tokyo. She will look to gain an advantage by making full use of unforced errors committed by her opponent. Having said that, Ksenia is known for hitting the right strides. She needs to be consistent enough when it comes to overhead smashes. The Russian can tire out India’s ace shuttler if she keeps playing high tosses with cross-court passing shots.

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When will PV Sindhu vs Polikarpova LIVE be broadcast?

The crucial match will kick off at 7.10 am (IST).

Where will PV Sindhu vs Polikarpova take place?

Venue: Musashino Forest Sport Plaza BSM Court Z

Where to watch PV Sindhu vs Polikarpova LIVE streaming?

India at Tokyo Olympics The world’s biggest sporting extravaganza will be LIVE Broadcasted & LIVE Streamed in more than 204 countries. In India, the Olympics & Paralympics will be broadcasted LIVE on Sony Sports Network & will be Live Streamed on SonyLIV/ Sony Sports.

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