NEW DELHI: With her husband Venkata Datta Sai cheering from the stands, double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu found that extra gear at crucial junctures of the second game to get the better of Chinese Taipei’s Sung Shuo Yun 21-14, 22-20 and advance to the second round of the India Open Super 750 tournament at the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium here on Tuesday.
Sindhu is playing her first tournament since getting married in December last year. She missed the season-opener Malaysia Open Super 1000 in Kuala Lumpur last week. It was evident during the match that Sindhu was a bit rusty. There were several unforced errors during the second game. At one point, she was getting quite frustrated as Sung built a healthy 11-4 lead. Sindhu took a little break and had a courtside chat with her new coach Irwansyah Adi Pratama, a renowned Indonesian coach who is now in charge of the Indian women’s singles players.
