28 January,2021 07:05 AM IST | Bangkok | PTI
PV Sindhu and and Kidambi Srikanth
Star Indian shuttlers P V Sindhuand Kidambi Srikanth fought their hearts out before suffering close defeats in their respective group âB' openers at the USD 1.5 million HSBC BWF World Tour Finals here on Wednesday.
A week after a demoralising defeat at the Toyota Thailand Open quarterfinals, world champion Sindhu produced a much-improved performance but still lost to World No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan 21-19, 12-21, 17-21.
"It was a good match, there were no easy points. In the third game I came back and it was just one point difference at one stage. I broke my racquet strings twice [during rallies] and that made a difference," Sindhu said. "It's a tough group. I have to give 100 per cent."
It was Sindhu's 16th defeat to Tzu Ying in 21 meetings. Former World No. 1 Srikanth too squandered an opening game advantage, losing 21-15, 16-21, 18-21 to World No. 3 Anders Antonsen of Denmark in a gruelling 77-minute contest.
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