Indian shuttler PV Sindhu on Tuesday came up short in her first group-stage match in the World Tour Finals against Taiwan’s world number one Tai Tzu-Ying.
Tzu-Ying defeated Sindhu 19-21, 21-12, 21-17 to gain some winning momentum ahead of her next match. The 25-year-old Sindhu won the first game 21-19, and it was a hard-fought contest as both participants went back and forth, but in the end, the Indian shuttler won the first game to gain a slight advantage.
@Pvsindhu1 gave her best in a highly spirited display, but it was not to be!
Score: 21-19, 12-21, 17-21
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However, the second game got off to a contrasting start as Tzu-Ying changed her fortunes and she maintained pressure on Sindhu from the very start. The Taiwan shuttler gained an 11-4 lead in the…
