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Tokyo Olympics 2020: PV Sindhu loses to Chinese Taipei's Tai-Tzu-Ying

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Tokyo Olympics 2020: PV Sindhu loses to Chinese Taipei's Tai-Tzu-Ying
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PV Sindhu was defeated by Chinese Taipei's Tai-Tzu-Ying 18-21, 12-21 in a nail-biting semifinal match of Badminton Women's singles on Saturday.
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With this, the hope of a medal from PV Sindhu died down. It may be recalled that PV Sindhu had won a silver medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics after she was defeated by Spain's Carolina Marin. Also Read | Tokyo Olympics 2020: Boxer Lovlina Borgohain assures a medal for India, enters semis
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Tokyo 2020: PV Sindhu inches closer towards 2nd Olympic medal, enters  semi-final with win over Akane Yamaguchi - Sports News There were long rallies from the beginning of the first set. Tai Tzu Ying started with a small lead but Sindhu gave a strong fight in the beginning. Although Sindhu was having a lead in the beginning Tai was not letting her score easily.
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Also Read | Tokyo Olympics 2020: Punjab’s Kamalpreet Kaur creates history, reaches final PV Sindhu beats Japan's Akane Yamaguchi, advances to semifinals However, Tai Tzu was fighting back strongly. The first set was all about 'giving it back'. Still, Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu won the first set 21-18. It was for the first time in Tokyo Olympics 2020 that PV Sindhu was defeated in the first set of a match. Earlier, she had never led the game to reach the third set. Badminton-Momota undone in shock upset; Tai Tzu Ying gets her mojo back |  Reuters The second set of the match also started with deception, however, Tai took an early lead. She continued with the lead and dominated the rallies from the beginning. Now, PV Sindhu will play for the bronze medal against China's He Bingjiao on August 1. -PTC News-
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