Sindhu crashes out of All England Ch’ship, falls at first hurdle for third time this season
There was no end to P V Sindhu’s poor run as the star Indian shuttler made a first round exit from the All England Championships after losing to Zhang Yi Man of China in straight games here on Wednesday.
The world number nine Sindhu, a double Olympic medallist, lost 17-21 11-21 in the 39-minute women’s singles contest.
This is the third time that Sindhu has lost her first round match this year.
She had lost to Carolina Marin of Spain in Malaysia Open in January before exiting the Indian Open at the same stage in the same month.
She had recently parted ways with her coach Park Tae-sang of Korea, under whose guidance she won a bronze at the Tokyo Olympics.
Sindhu was rusty and subdued throughout the match with her world number 17 opponent showing more agility and attacking intent.
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