Hong Kong super series : PV Sindhu loses to Ying in finals

India ace shuttler PV Sindhu on Sunday lost the Hong Kong Open Super Series women's singles final to defending champion Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei.

PV Sindhu lost 18-21, 18-21 against the world no 1.

Tai moved to a 3-0 lead early on in the opening game which lasted 21 minutes. However, Tai unleashed her wide repertoire of strokes and varied the pace well to lead 7-2, PTI



reported.

Sindhu narrowed the deficit to 6-7 by dominating the rallies by using her deep clears and drew the Taiwanese close to the net. She used her reach to catch the shuttle early and placed it in difficult positions.

A deceptive net return gave Tai a point. The Taiwanese then produced a smash on the deep backhand corner of Sindhu and moved to 10-7.