Tokyo 2020 Olympics: PV Sindhu defeats Mia Blichfeldt in straight sets to enter women's quarter-finals

India's star badminton player PV Sindhu won the round of 16 game in straight sets against Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark in the women's singles event to book a spot in the quarter-finals. 

Sindhu, the sixth seed took a 1-0 lead after the first game scoring 21-15 in just 22 minutes. She later went on to score 21-13 to win the clash in straight sets against the Denmark shuttler who is seeded 13th.

Reigning world champion @Pvsindhu1 puts up a stellar performance in pre quarters to beat M Blichfeldt 21-15, 21-13 and enters quarter finals of @Tokyo2020 

1 step away from medal #SmashfortheGlory#badminton#Tokyo2020#Cheer4India#TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/oYG5wWg66I

— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) July 29, 2021

The 26-year-old Indian, who won a silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics, will next face the winner of the match between Akane Yamaguchi of Japan and Korea's Kim Gaeun.

Earlier, Sindhu had defeated Hong Kong's NY Cheung 21-9, 21-16 to top Group J.

The ace shuttler is the lone Indian badminton hope left after B Sai Praneeth's maiden Olympic campaign came to an end in the men's single's competition.

The men's double pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy also suffered heartbreak after failing to make it to the quarterfinals despite winning two matches in their group.

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