Sindhu beats Hina Akechi in three games to reach French Open final; An Se Young awaits

P. V. Sindhu is into the final of the French Open.

On 24 October she beat Japan’s Hina Akechi 21-10, 20-22, 21-16 in the semi-final at the Arena Grand Paris. The match lasted one hour 13 minutes. Sindhu took the first game easily, lost the second 22-20, and won the decider.

Her opponent in the final on 25 October is world number one An Se Young of South Korea, who has won all 10 of their earlier meetings. It is Sindhu’s second Super 750 final of the year, and she was India’s only singles player left in Paris after Ashmita Chaliha lost in the quarter-final.