P.V. Sindhu who is currently ranked world no 10 in BWF ranking beaten the world no 2 & London Olympics silver medalist Yihan Wang. P.V. Sindhu won this match with very close round 22-20 21-19.
After initial struggle Sindhu shown tremendous patience and came back in-game against world number to Yihan Wang.
Now Sindhu will meet Japanese world number 6 Nozomi Okuhara in Semi finals.
Queried about the pressure of winning an Olympic medal for India in this difficult time, she said: “I was just thinking about the game. If you play really well you will automatically win the game, and a medal. I’m just focused on my match and the next match, the semis (against Okuhara). I hope I can give my best.”
Coach Pullela Gopichand feels Sindhu can do much better in terms of her defensive ability as she faces world number 6 Nozomi Okuhara in the Olympic semifinals Thursday.
Sindhu till now played 4 matches against the Okuhara and she only won 1 match against her in 2012 Asian Youth Under-19 Championship. Sindhu lost 3 consecutive matches against Okuhara.
This will be very tough match to in the form Sindhu, also she have pressure to win medal for India.