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PV Sindhu needed to show there was plenty left to unleash in her arsenal, French Open was a sneak peek
Sindhu needed more than positive takeaways from the Yufei match; she needed the world to know there was plenty left to unleash in her arsenal. Paris was a sneak peek. (X/BAI Media)
If beating An Se Young in Round 2 of the All England next week and marching further to take a proper shot at the one title she doesn’t have was the manifesting, then PV Sindhu was on track at the French Open on Friday. A quarter was indeed given. Sindhu lost 24-22, 17-21, 18-21 to Chinese Chen Yufei. But there was just about sufficient menace in her game against the Olympic champion to show that she can turn merciless at a flick of a switch next week at Birmingham.
It’s rarely about fitness or form for Sindhu in the big matches. She doesn’t step onto the court unless she’s physically ready, and since her early years, past matches, petty grudges and prolonged phases don’t daunt her. New match, and Sindhu is ready to battle. It’s almost always about how confident she feels, and the Indian gave Yufei some pretty miserable moments on court that will make her crossing of the English Channel a perky ride full of optimism. (Read more from Shivani Naik)
