Sindhu, who is aiming for first title since winning the Singapore Open back in 2022, registered 21-13 14-21 21-12 win over world No.6 Yue, to whom she fell in three games for the first time at the Badminton Asia Championships in China last month.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This is the 28-year-old Indian's seventh tournament of the year. She returned from injury at the Badminton Asia Team Championships in February. Sindhu's slow and steady progress saw her make another significant step at Malaysia Masters as she reached her first semifinal in seven months.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
She last reached the semifinal stage at the Denmark Open in October last year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Indian will next face Thai shuttler Busanan Ongbamrungphan, who came through her tussle with Putri Kusuma Wardani 21-12 21-23 21-16. Sindhu leads their head-to-head 17-1.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The two-time Olympic medallist clinched five consecutive points to win the first game from a 16-13 lead. But the Chinese bounced back and opened up a 15-3 lead in the second game. Although Sindhu was able to close the gap to 18-13, but failed to overturn the initial deficit and was forced to play a decider.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Despite losing the second game, Sindhu managed to keep her composure in the decider to secure the win, taking the final game 21-16, over Yue in 55 minutes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"The third game was crucial for both of us. From the first rally, I made sure I was in the game focused and didn\u2019t give away easy points. I was in control and I was confident of winning. I\u2019m happy with how I played because I lost our last match. It\u2019s a shame as I was leading, but this is like a sweet revenge,\" said Sindhu of her performance, as quoted by BWF.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I was prepared for three games, I was prepared for long rallies. At this level, you can\u2019t expect a straightforward match. The top 10 players are of the highest standards, you can\u2019t take it easy. It\u2019s good I\u2019ve come to the semis, this gives me a lot of confidence to go much further,\" she added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With Paris 2024 two months away, the two-time Olympic medallist -- Rio 2016 (silver) and Tokyo 2020 (bronze) -- is confident she could hit her peak with time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"It\u2019s nice (to be back in a semifinal). I\u2019ve got a good training block as well. Mentally and physically I\u2019m 100 per cent. Now it\u2019s time to get that confidence back. I\u2019m getting there but there\u2019s still a lot more inside. I need to get all of that out,\" said the 28-year-old Indian.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In other women's singles action, Ashmita Chaliha's lost to sixth seed Zhang Yi Man of China in straight games to end her campaign in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chaliha suffered a 10-21,15-21 loss at the hands of world No. 16 Chinese in 30 minutes. She had earlier stunned world No. 10 Beiwen Zhang of USA 21-19, 16-21, 21-12 to secure a place in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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