- Friday, April 19, 2024
By: Keerthi Mohan
Indian badminton star P.V. Sindhu set her sights on reaching world number one after she shook off opening-match nerves to reach the last 16 at the Hong Kong Open on Wednesday (13). Last year’s runner-up and current world number three needed a mid-match pep talk from her coaches before beating Thailand’s Nitchaon Jindapol 21-15, 13-21, 21-17. Afterwards, Sindhu, who has become one of the world’s highest-paid female athletes since winning Olympic silver in 2016, told AFP she had her eye on the number one spot. “It’s not going to be easy because there are some players who are coming up.…
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