Basel, March 27: Indian top shuttler P V Sindhu clinched the Swiss Open Super 300 women’s singles title after defeating Busanan Ongbamrungpham of Thailand here on Sunday. Sindhu, finished as runner-up last year. She defeated Busanan 21-16, 21-8 in the final to clinch the title. This was Sindhu’s second title of the year, after winning the Syed Modi International in January. The two-time Olympic medalist held a massive 15-1 head-to-head record before heading to the match on Sunday. The opening game had an intense first half with Sindhu leading with a 2-point lead at the time of mid-game break, 11-9. Post break, Busanan did hold a slender lead but Sindhu quickly recovered the deficit to make the game score 13-13. The tight contest continued, but Sindhu managed to hold a three-point lead, which Busanan reduced to one with her tricky play. With her smart deception and quick retrieval, Sindhu pocketed the first game 21-16 in 27 minutes of play. In the second game, Sindhu looked in a different zone as she raced to a healthy 8-1 lead and headed on to breather with massive 9-point advantage,11-2. After the break, Sindhu continued to control the game with a 14-4 lead and made it almost impossible for Busanan to bounce back. Sindhu’s domination-built pressure over Busanan, who committed plenty of errors, which the Indian successfully converted into her favour and wrapped up the win with 21-8. (UNI)
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