PV Sindhu gets off to positive begin in Japan Open

Tokyo, Sep 11 Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu began her campaign on a winning note at the ongoing Japan Open as she edged past Sayaka Takahashi of Japan in the first round of the ladies' singles occasion here on Tuesday.

The 23-year-old vanquished Takahashi 21-17, 7-21, 21-13 to progress promote in the competition.

The victory did not come simple for the Indian shuttler as she battled hard right from the opening game to earn points.

In the first game, Sindhu seemed to lose her winning touch as she was trailing 8-16 against her Japanese partner. In any case, the Asian Games silver-medalist made a momentous rebound to aggregate ten continuous indicates as she went on enroll an exciting 21-17 triumph in the first game.

Another slow start in the second game costed Sindhu dearly as this time she surrendered a 7-21 annihilation to Takahashi.

Not repeating her mistakes, Sindhu controlled the proceeding of the deciding game right from the begin. With the help of a perfect blend of aggressive and defensive shots, she clinched the game 21-13.

In mixed doubles, the Indian pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy lost to the Chinese team of Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping 10-21, 19-21 in the opening round of the event.