The Singapore Open's defending champion, PV Sindhu, entered the match unseeded after suffering four first-round losses. The Indian badminton player entered the season as the No. 7 player in the world, but she eventually slid out of the top 10.
India's two-time Olympic medallist and star shuttler PV Sindhu, lost against the reigning world champion Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the first round of the Singapore Open 2023 in the badminton women's singles event on Tuesday.
PV Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medalist who is presently ranked 13th in the women's singles BWF World rankings, will attempt to rebound in Singapore after losing in the opening round of the just finished Thailand Open. The former world champion shuttler lost in the first round for the fourth
Last year, Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medalist won the Syed Modi International, Swiss Open and Singapore Open titles, making it her best-ever BWF World Tour season in terms of the number of tournaments captured. She also won the women's singles gold at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingh
"It was like a rollercoaster of emotions, but managed to pulled through and win the championship! Thank you for all your support, it means so much to me," said Sindhu.
Indian ace shuttler and Olympic medalist PV Sindhu clinched the Singapore Open 2022 title after defeating China's Wang Zhiyi in the final of the women's singles category