With PV Sindhu trailing 10-17 in the second game of the title clash at the BWF World Tour Finals in Bali on Sunday, she was engaged in one ...
With PV Sindhu trailing 10-17 in the second game of the title clash at the BWF World Tour Finals in Bali on Sunday, she was engaged in one of the longer rallies against Korea’s An Seyoung. The shot quality of the point, something that commentators and coaches look at while analysing a match, was quite high. Both players were moving each other on the court, getting nice angles and lengths on their shots. After 13 shots, An pushed the shuttle to the backcourt in response to a lovely drop from Sindhu. The Indian had to backtrack, but she got there with time to spare.
Now, against Akane Yamaguchi at the All England Open quarterfinal earlier this year, Sindhu had produced a moment of magic while back-tracking similarly to her forehand side. A crosscourt winner of the highest quality. On that occasion, Yamaguchi was left stunned by it. But on Sunday in Bali, An Seyoung had already taken a step to the right from mid-court, waiting for that crosscourt to come at her full pace. What followed was a simple tap to close out the point.
“Oh, she’s seen that as well,” said former world No 1 Morten Frost on air, immediately when the point...
