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Badminton: PV Sindhu eases into Syed Modi quarterfinals
Prime News, National and International Sport, Badminton, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), January 20:- Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu stormed into the women’s singles quarterfinals of the Syed Modi International Badminton Tournament after registering a straight-game win over American Lauren Lam here on Thursday (January 20).
Top seed Sindhu took just 33 minutes to get the better of her American rival 21-16 21-13 in her second-round match.
Sindhu will take on sixth-seeded Thai shuttler Supanida Katethong in the last-eight stage.
Sindhu had earlier defeated compatriot Tanya Hemanth 21-9 21-9 in her campaign-opener.
In another women’s singles second round match, India’s Samiya Imad Farooqui entered the quarterfinals after beating compatriot Kanika Kanwal 21-6 21-15.
Anupama Upadhyaya beat Smit Toshniwal 21-12 21-19 to set up a clash against Farooqui. (Inputs: Agencies, NGB)
