PV Sindhu wins Hylo Open title in Germany
The two-time Olympic medallist defeated Denmark's Line Hojmark Kjærsfeldt in straight games to secure her second title of the season.
Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu clinched the Hylo Open Super 500 badminton tournament in Saarbrücken, Germany, on Sunday. According to Telangana Today, the second-seeded Indian defeated Denmark's Line Hojmark Kjærsfeldt 21-12, 21-14 in a 39-minute final.
The victory marks Sindhu's second BWF World Tour title of the season, having previously won the Japan Open in July. This win follows her runner-up finish at the French Open last week, where she lost to world No. 1 An Se Young.
Sindhu, currently ranked world No. 8, did not drop a single game throughout the tournament. Her path to the final included wins over Prakriti Bharath, Rosy Oktavia Pancasari, Amalie Schulz, and Anmol Kharb.
The win earned Sindhu 9,200 ranking points to strengthen her bid for the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals. She entered the final with a 6-1 head-to-head record against Kjærsfeldt.
Regarding the win, Sindhu said she took the lead from the beginning and did not give her opponent a chance. She added that the result gives her a lot of boost and confidence.