Sindhu lifts India Open badminton title

With this victory, she avenged her Olympic final defeat over the same opponent.

April 02, 2017 07:29 pm | Updated 08:10 pm IST

P.V. Sindhu avenged her Olympic final defeat against Spaniard Carolina Marin.

P.V. Sindhu avenged her Olympic final defeat against Spaniard Carolina Marin.

Olympic silver-medallist P.V. Sindhu defeated Carolina Marin in straight sets 21-19, 21-16 in 47 minutes at the India Open badminton championship in New Delhi on Sunday.

With this victory, she avenged her Olympic final defeat over the same opponent.

Sindhu toyed with her opponent and won the finale easily. The Spaniard could not withstand the firepower of P.V. Sindhu.

On Saturday, within 24 hours of taming Saina Nehwal, Sindhu battled for 76 minutes to upset second seed Sung Ji Hyun 21-18, 14-21, 21-14 and set up a title clash with Spaniard Carolina Marin.

Carolina Marin easily defeated the fourth-seeded Akane Yamaguchi of Japan 21-16, 21-14 in the other semifinals.

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