Rio Olympics silver-medallist PV Sindhu on Saturday entered the title round of the women’s singles in the USD one million Dubai Superseries Finals after beating Chen Yufei of China in the semi-finals on Saturday.
World No. 3 Sindhu beat Chen, ranked eighth, 21-15, 21-18 in a 58-minute contest at the Sheikh Hamdan Indoor Stadium here.
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The Indian will now meet world number two and top seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the summit clash of the high-profile season-ending tournament on Sunday.
Yamaguchi had beaten Ratchanok of Intanon of Thailand 17-21, 21-12, 21-19 in the first semifinals earlier in the day.
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Sindhu had entered the semifinals with an unbeaten record, having got the better of all her three opponents in Group A.
{{/usCountry}}Sindhu had entered the semifinals with an unbeaten record, having got the better of all her three opponents in Group A.
{{/usCountry}}She has been in fine form this season, having clinched two Super Series titles before winning a silver at the World Championship.