Marin ousts Sindhu in Singapore Superseries quarterfinals

DN Bureau

Marin beat World No. 5 Sindhu to book a seat in the semi-finals.

P.V. Sindhu
P.V. Sindhu


Singapore: Indian Ace shuttler P.V. Sindhu suffered a crushing defeat against World No. 3 Carolina Marin in the quarterfinals of the of the Singapore Open Superseries tournament on Friday. Marin beat World No. 5 Sindhu 11-21, 15-21 to book a seat in the semi-finals.


Despite a strong start by Sindhu, the Spaniard spared no efforts to thrash the Rio Olympic silver-medallist and convincingly beat her in the first set.

The second set also witnessed a similar story with Marin dominating and completely shutting off Sindhu's momentum.

Meanwhile, Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth showcased a spirited performance as he survived an early scare from Ihsan Maulana Mustofa of Indonesia to book his place in the quarter-finals. (ANI)
 










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