CWG 2022: Indian shuttler PV Sindhu sails into women's singles pre-quarters

Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu sailed into the pre-quarterfinals of the women's singles event with a comfortable straight-game win over Maldives' Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Thursday. 

It was always going to be a tough task for Fathimath against the two-time Olympic medallist, who pocketed the Round of 32 match 21-4 21-11 in just 21 minutes. 

Sindhu, the last edition's silver silver medallist in the singles, hardly broke a sweat while toying with her opponent in the first game. Without adopting an aggressive approach, Sindhu outfoxed the Madives shuttler with her all-round game. 

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She mostly used her deceptive drops shots to garner points. In the second game, Fathimath produced some resistance initially and was on level terms with Sindhu till 9-9, as the Indian mostly gave away points on unforced errors. But Sindhu got her composure back and went into the breather leading 11-9. 

After the break, it was all Sindhu as she ran away with the game, with Razzaq managing just two points, to book her place in the last-16.

(With inputs from PTI)

• CWG 2022
• PV Sindhu
• Commonwealth Games
• Badminton