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Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu put up a stunning show against top seed Han Yue from China to qualify for the semi-final of the Malaysia Masters 2024. On Friday, May 24, Sindhu won the quarterfinal 21-13, 14-21, 21-12 and made her way to her maiden semis on the BWF tour this year.
Sindhu will now face the winner of the other quarterfinal between Singapore’s Putri Kusuma Wardani and Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan. Sindhu went into the match after beating Republic of Korea’s Sim Yu Jin 21-13, 12-21, 21-14 in 59 minutes and managed to carry her form against her Chinese opponent in the quarters.
Ranked No.15 in the world, Sindhu is looking to win her maiden BWF title since winning the Singapore Open back in 2022. Having already skipped the Thailand Open and Uber Cup this year, Sindhu has had her fair share of ups and downs. Back in February, she made a return to the court after an injury layoff.
PV Sindhu to train in Germany
With the Paris Olympics around 2 months away, winning the Malaysia Masters will boost her confidence immensely if she manages to do it. Prior to the quadrennial event, which is scheduled to get underway on July 26, Sindhu will train in Germany after the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports’ Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) approved her request.
Sindhu will sweat it out at the Hermann-Neuberger Sportschule in Saarbrucken for around a month before travelling to Paris.
Expectations will be high from Sindhu in Paris since she is the only Indian woman to win back-to-back medals in the history of the championship. While she won silver in Tokyo back in 2016, she had to stay content with bronze 3 years ago in Tokyo.
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