Sindhu wins Syed Modi International title

PV Sindhu

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu eased past young compatriot Malvika Bansod in straight games to win her second women's singles title at the Syed Modi International badminton tournament here on Sunday.

Playing in a depleted field due to multiple Covid-19 cases, top seed Sindhu hardly broke her sweat to get past Bansod 21-13, 21-16 in a lop-sided title contest. The final lasted just 35 minutes. It was former world champion Sindhu's second Syed Modi title after having annexed the BWF World Tour Super 300 event in 2017.

Before that, seventh seeded Indians Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto clinched the mixed doubles title with 21-16, 21-12 win over compatriots T Hema Nagendra Babu and Srivedya Gurazada. Earlier, the men's singles final between Arnaud Merkle and Lucas Claerbout was declared a ‘No Match' after one of the finalists tested positive for Covid-19.

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