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Japan Open: PV Sindhu once again beaten by Akane Yamaguchi
Last updated on Jul 26, 2019, 07:30 pm
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India's women's singles badminton ace PV Sindhu's title-less run in 2019 continued.
After bowing out in the final of the Indonesia Open, the shuttler crashed out of the ongoing Japan Open in the quarter-finals.
Sindhu lost against her Indonesia conqueror Akane Yamaguchi.
Meanwhile, men's singles player Sai Praneeth reached the last four.
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Yamaguchi topples Sindhu in straight games
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Yamaguchi overcame Sindhu 21-18, 21-15 in another strong display.
Sindhu started off with a strong 9-4 lead, before going up 12-7.
But Yamaguchi had other plans and staged a strong fight.
A series of straight points and crucial defensive strategy helped Sindhu's opponent.
Yamaguchi was terrific in the second game and tested Sindhu from all fronts.
Sindhu failed to launch a fight back.
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Women's singles
Yamaguchi to face Chen Yufei, world number one Ying stunned
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Yamaguchi set up a crunch semi-final clash against Chen Yufei of China.
Chen Yufei overcame Busanan Ongbamrungphan 21-18, 15-21, 21-12.
Meanwhile, the other semi-final will see former world champion Nozomi Okuhara set up a clash against Michelle Li.
The Canadian upset world number one Tai Tzu Ying 21-15, 15-21, 22-20 in a mouth-watering contest.
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Praneeth
Praneeth defeats Sugiarto, to face top seed in semis
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26-year-old Sai Praneeth took just 36 minutes to dispatch Indonesia's Tommy Sugiarto 21-12, 21-15.
The promising shuttler set up a crunch semi-final clash against local favorite and top seed Kento Momota.
Momota prevailed in a tense encounter against Anthony Ginting 21-13, 20-22, 21-15 in an hour and 30 minutes.
This is the second semi-final appearance for Praneeth in 2019.
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Praneeth up for a stern battle against 24-year-old Momota
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Praneeth has looked solid in his approach. He beat Kanta Tsuneyama 21-13, 21-16 in the second round. The game had lasted 45 minutes. Praneeth will face a stern test against top seed Momota. The latter prevailed in the Singapore Open first round against Praneeth.
