Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu loses to Tai Tzu-Ying, plays He Bingjiao for bronze
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Indian badminton star PV Sindhu will not match her women’s singles silver medal of five years ago after losing her semi-final to Taiwan’s Tai Tzu-Ying.
The No 2 seed won 2-0 at the Musashino Forest Sports Park Plaza, winning out 21-18, 21-12 against the sixth seed in 40 minutes.
Sindhu paid for a number of unforced errors as Tai pulled away in the second game.
“It was a good match. I fought until the end,” Sindhu said. “In the second game I gave away a huge lead but still I was fighting back because you never know, it can change at any moment. It‘s the Olympics, you have to fight until the last point and I have done that.
“I‘m a bit sad because it’s the semifinals. I’ve tried my best, but it was just not my day.
“I think in the first game it was 18-all, and then I didn‘t take the chance. They were long rallies and if I had taken the first game it would have been a bit different I think. The first game made a huge difference.”