Spain Masters Super 300 Final: P.V. Sindhu goes down to Tunjung in final

PARIS: India’s P.V. Sindhu went down in straight games to Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in the women’s singles final of the Spain Masters, a BWF World Tour Super 300 event, in Madrid on Sunday.

Second-seeded Sindhu went into the final with a 7-0 head-to-head advantage over Tunjung. However, the fifth-seeded Indonesian came out all guns blazing and thrashed the Indian 21-8, 21-8 in just 29 minutes to clinch the title. Tunjung had earlier beaten Rio Olympic gold medallist and home favourite Carolina Marin the semifinals.

Two-time Olympic medallist and former world champion Sindhu came into the 2023 season after a five-month injury layoff. She suffered first-round exits at Malaysia Open, India Open, All England Championships before reaching the second round at Swiss Open. Agencies

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