PV Sindhu sails into pre quarterfinals in China Open
Reigning world champion PV
Sindhu today sailed into the
pre-quarterfinals with
convincing win over former
Olympic gold-medallist Li
Xuerui in the China Open
Super 1000 tournament in
Changzhou, China. India’s top
shuttler Sindhu beat Li Xuerui
21-18 21-12 in just 34
minutes of action
Replicating her world
championship form, the
Olympic silver-medalist
produced another strong
performance to get the better
of the currently 20th-ranked
Chinese, who entered the match with
a 3-3 record against the Indian