PV Sindhu lost to Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi at Super Series Final 2017 held in Dubai but won many hearts. It’s no surprise that Sindhu has showcased her talent at numerous occasions with her brilliance at Badminton but this time had to make peace with the silver medal at the Final in Dubai.
However, the player was lauded for her efforts and was congratulated by Twitterati. In fact, many pointed out that it was a commendable fight from both the players and the game was indeed “nail-biting” till the end.
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There were 3 sets played in the match whereby Sindhu emerged as the winner in the first one by 15-21. However, in the next round, Yamaguchi took the lead by 21-12 and people were eagerly waiting for the third round. Although Yamaguchi won the last one by 21-19 thereby bagging the gold, people praised PV Sindhu for reaching to the finals and presenting a great match.
With this match, Sindhu has become the second Indian female shuttler to finish with a silver medal in the tournament. Soon after the game ended, Sindhu’s fans congratulated her on Twitter and then a series of tweets surfaced, full of praises.
Here are some of the tweets that were posted by fans on social media:
What a Match..Kudos to both of you @AKAne_GUcchi66 @Pvsindhu1 1 hr 40 mins ????
— Jyothirmayi K (@urstrulyjoe) December 17, 2017
Great final. Hope you convert all your silver medals of this year to Gold in next year @Pvsindhu1 ! #PVSindhu #Yamaguchi #DubaiSSF #Badminton @BWFDubaiFinals #superseriesfinals
— Myself (@iJagsG) December 17, 2017
What a match! What an exhibition! Take a bow both players.. Shame there’s only one champion at the end of it!#DubaiSSF #PVSindhu vs #AkaneYamaguchi
— Himanshu Dasani (@jimmydasani) December 17, 2017
I have seen #WonderWoman thrice, not the movie, I am talking about the one who played 3 ‘out of the world’ badminton finals? #RioOlympics #GlasgowWC & today #DubaiSSF
The winner was different everytime but it was the breath taking #PVSindhu ,that made victory memorable for them.— Jaqen H’ghar (No one) (@jaqen_no1) December 17, 2017
#PVSindhu goes for 2nd spot in #DubaiSSF,.
Hamari sherni ladhte ladhte lakhon dil aaj bhi jeet gayi jab indian logon ne cricket chodke badminton ka match dekha????
Salute to that Hard work & endless winning spirit of urs???
Congratulations love???— piya❤️sk???? (@skfangirl03) December 17, 2017
