India's star badminton star PV Sindhu bags maiden Singaporean Open title with imperious display

India’s PV Sindhu with her title following her victory against China’s Wang Zhiyi in their women’s final match at the Singapore Badminton Open in Singapore on Sunday, July 17, 2022. - AFP

SINGAPORE, July 18: India's badminton superstar PV Sindhu thrashed China's Wang Zhiyi in the final of the Singapore Open 2022 on Sunday. The Indian star defeated Zhiyi 21-9 11-21 21-15 in the summit clash.

Sindhu is the second Indian women's shuttler – and third Indian overall – to win the Singapore Open title. Saina Nehwal (2010) and B Sai Praneeth (2017) have earlier lifted the title in women's and men's singles events respectively.