BWF World Tour Super:<\/b> Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu stormed into the final of the BWF French Open 2026, beating Hina Akechi of Japan in three hard-fought games in the women's singles semifinals at the Arena Grand Paris on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the match played on Court 1, Sindhu recovered from the loss of a close second game to win 21-10, 20-22, 21-16 in the match that lasted 73 minutes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
She next faces World No. 1 An Se Young of South Korea, who defeated Nozomi Okuhara of Japan 21-12, 21-19 in just 45 minutes, setting herself up to extend her record as the player with most titles on the BWF circuit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In her semifinal clash, Sindhu started strongly, comfortably taking the opening game 21-10. However, Akechi held the lead through the latter half of the second game, with Sindhu briefly moving ahead at 16-all and holding it for the next two points, but the Japanese shuttler managed to level the game to force a decider.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The decider saw a close contest, with the scores level at multiple points. Sindhu dominated most of the game before Akechi fought back to level the scores at 14-all and take a 16-15 lead. But the Indian star remained error-free, winning six consecutive points to close out the decider 21-16 and seal her place in the final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This marks Sindhu\u2019s second BWF World Tour Super 750 final of the season, following her title-winning run at the Japan Open in July<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sunday's summit clash with reigning world champion An Se Young will be their 11th meeting on the circuit and their third encounter this year. A win would mark Sindhu\u2019s first victory over the South Korean.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This marks Sindhu\u2019s second BWF World Tour Super 750 final of the season, following her title-winning run at the Japan Open in July<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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