PV Sindhu is into the final of the French Open badminton tournament. In Saturday's semi-final she beat Japan's world No. 22 Hina Akechi 21-10, 20-22, 21-16 in 1 hour 13 minutes.
How the semi-final went
Sindhu took the first game 21-10 with ease. She lost a tight second game 20-22, then won the decider 21-16 to book her place in the final. Akechi, 21, had earlier beaten Wang Zhi Yi and Putri Kusuma Wardani in the tournament.
A tough final
Sindhu will face Korea's world No. 1 An Se Young for the title. "We've played a lot of times and she's been doing really well," Sindhu said. "I think the job is not done yet."
Her support team includes coach Irwansyah Adi Pratama and sports scientist Wayne Lombard.
