Nozomi Okuhara beats PV Sindhu to win Thailand Open

Okuhara dominated throughout the first set and fought back in the second to win 21-15 and 21-18.

Indian shuttler PV Sindhu is taking on Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in the women’s singles final of the Thailand Open. Sindhu had defeated Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 23-12, 16-21, 21-9 in the semis to storm into the final.

Here are the highlights from the match:

Nozomi Okuhara beats PV Sindhu, 21-15, 21-18. 

# Sindhu hits the net to hand Okuhara the title. Okuhara takes the second set 21-18. 

# Sindhu attempts a smash but fails to hit the target. Okuhara on the verge of victory here. 19-18. 

# Both the players are level at 12-12

# Comeback!! Okuhara makes a remarkable comeback to lead Sindhu 7-6.  This match might go down to the wire. 

# Resilient Sindhu dominates early in the second set as she leads Okuhara 5-1.

# A set of long rallies but Okuhara maintained her lead to take the first set. PV Sindhu is under pressure now. 

#Nozomi Okuhara clinched the opening game 21-15