Double Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu pulled off a thriller to advance into the semifinal, but her teammates Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy suffered heartbreaking defeats in their respective events in the Singapore Open Super 500 Tournament in Singapore on Friday.
Third seed Sindhu overcame a strong challenge from Han Yue before getting the better of her Chinese rival 17-21 21-11 21-19 in a battle lasting more than an hour to book her first semifinal berth since the Thailand Open in May.
Sindhu will next face unseeded Saena Kawakami, the Japanese world No. 38, who caused an upset by eliminating sixth seeded Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand 21-17 21-19.
