PV Sindhu defeats Olympics opponent Carolina Marin to win maiden Indian Open title
PV Sindhu overcomes her 2016 Rio Olympic Games Spanish conqueror Carolina Marin 21-19, 21-16 to win her first India Open Superseries badminton title India's Olympic 2016 silver medallist PV Sindhu overcame her Rio Games conqueror Carolina Marin of Spain in straight games to win her maiden India Open Superseries badminton title at a packed Siri Fort Sports Complex here yesterday. The match-up between Sindhu and Marin was a repeat of the 2016 Rio Olympic final which saw the Spaniard taking away the gold medal in a hard-fought encounter. But in front of her home fans here, third seed Sindhu posted a 21-19, 21-16 triumph in 46 minutes to give another display of her fast-rising career. Since the Rio final, it was the second contest between the two shuttlers and the 21-year-old Hyderabadi has won both. With this win, Sindhu also equalised 5-5 in career meetings against the two-time reigning world champion. Superiority at the net The Spanish top seed struggled with her net game whi...