Kuala Lumpur, Jan 12: Ace Indian shuttler P V Sindhu’s impressive run came to an end after a straight-game defeat to China’s Wang Zhiyi in the women’s singles semifinals of the season-opening Malaysia Open Super 1000 here.The two-time Olympic medallist could not sustain the pressure against the world number two, committing too many unforced errors in a 16-21, 15-21 loss, which brought down curtains on India’s campaign in the tournament.
Playing her first tournament after recovering from a foot injury that kept her on the sidelines since October last year, Sindhu also let slip an 11-6 lead in the second game.
“I think 11-6, I took a break, maybe I should have taken 2-3 points there, but I think even though I was leading, there were a couple of small errors. In a match these things happen where you’re leading, you can’t expect that you’re going to win it easily,” said the 30-year-old, who will next play at the India Open Super 750 tournament next week in Delhi.
“I think it was a good tournament for me and I think it’s important for me to rest now and get going for the Indian Open,” she said.
“I think it’s important that I do my best and it’s not going to be easy, I think first round I’ll be playing against the Vietnam girl, so yeah, I hope I do well.”