PV Sindhu vs Tai Tzu-Ying, Tokyo Olympics Highlights: India's Sindhu loses semifinal, to fight for bronze

Not the result we were looking and hoping for but it's all not all over yet. Sindhu still has a chance to win the Bronze Medal.

For now, that's all we have for you from this match. Thank you so much for joining us. We will be back with the live coverage of the bronze medal match.

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Sunday, which is tomorrow, Tai Tzu-Ying will take on China's Chen Yufei in the Gold Medal match.

Total domination from second seed and world no.1 Tai Tzu-Ying. She started slow and trailed throughout game 1 but found her top-most rhythm towards the end. Once she won game 1, it was just one-way traffic.

Sindhu had no answers to Tai's placements, varieties and her sumptuous crosscourt drops. Just quality from world no.1

[Scores read- Sindhu-Tai]

1-1: Sindhu with a booming forehand smash past Tai's backhand side.

2-1: Another heavy smash, this time Tai gets a racquet but it fails to cross over the net

2-2: Clever from Tai. Draws Sindhu way forward from the deep with a forehand crosscourt drop and then followed it up with a smash down the line.

3-2: Tai's return clips the net and falls wide.

3-3: JUST OUT! Sindhu's forehand smash from deep court on the left whistler past Tai but it shoots long.

4-4: SO GOOD FROM TAI! Her backhand crosscourt drops to Sindhu's left are just perfect. She wins yet another point.

4-5: OUT FROM SINDHU! Sindhu challenges and she loses it. Her return was just wide.

4-6: Tai sets Sindhu's rhythm off with immaculate placement and eventually, from deep court, Sindhu's down-the-line forehand smash is wide.

4-7: Four straight points for Tai as Sindhu nets her return.

5-7: A straight smash from Sindhu. A Sindhu trademark.

5-8: JUST LONG! Sindhu smiles as she knows her return was just out.

5-9: Great judgment from Tai as she leaves Sindhu's lift alone and it falls long.

6-9: Great service return and Tai lunges forward on the backhand but her net dribbles fails to cross over.

7-10: Once again, another error at the net from Tai.

7-11: WELL LEFT! Sindhu's lift shoots long and Tai has a 4-point advantage at the mid-game interval.

8-14: It's beginning to slip away from Sindhu. Once again, Tai using the angle well and is able to make every shot look easy

8-15: Once again, a smash at Sindhu's body from the net off the backhand and Sindhu can only smash it back into the net.

8-16: Error in judgment. Tai's lift falls inside the backline after being left alone by Sindhu

10-17: A great drop shot on the service return from Sindhu

10-18: Finds the backline, does Tai's lift

11-18: Tai's drive down the line drifts wide

12-18: Sindhu is made to dart back and forth and this time, she wins the point as Tai's lift is long

12-21: TAI TZU-YING WINS WITH A CROSSCOURT FOREHAND SMASH

Well, credit where due. Tai was trailing throughout and yet, she was happy to take it deep to pip Sindhu in Game 1. Now, Sindhu must win the next two games to make the final. Big task ahead. Let's see what happens in set 2

[Scores read- Sindhu-Tai]

0-2 A good start from Tai. A drop shot to draw Sindhu forward and then a forehand drive at Sindhu's body to win the point

1-2: The Indian is off the mark as Tai nets her return

3-3: WHAT A POINT! The first long rally of the match. Tai's lift is returned with the forehand, crosscourt drop by Sindhu. Tai dives on the backhand side to return it but nets it

4-3: Sindhu into the lead. A smash from Tai down the line on the forehand and Sindhu taps the shuttle into open area near the net on the other side of the court.

5-3: Simple put away for Tai. A poor return means Tai latches onto the birdie and smashes it home.

7-3: Tai nets her return

8-4: Tai hits the shuttle wide and challenges. She loses her first one as the replay showed it was wide.

8-5: Unlucky! A flat exchange at the net and Sindhu outsmarts Tai by anticipating her movement but her drive falls wide.

9-6: LUCKY this time! A long rally ends with Sindhu's forehand down the line smash clipping the top of the net and falling over.

9-7: Lovely follow-up from Tai. A forehand smash along the line, opens the backhand court of Sindhu and then a backhand half-smash to finish the point.

10-8: A brilliant backhand crosscourt drop shot from the net. No chance for Sindhu there.

11-8: Tai's forehand crosscourt lift drifts wide. Sindhu leads at the interval

11-9: Power and placement from Tai as she reduces the deficit.

11-10: WHAT A DROPSHOT! On the jump and from over her head, Tai plays a delightful drop and forces Sindhu with a loose return and then follows it up with a half smash that Sindhu si unable to return on her backhand

11-11 SHE IS LEVEL, IS TAI! Error in judgment from Sindhu as she lets a lift from Tai fall inside the line.

12-12: Following an error from Tai, Sindhu makes one of her own. An overhead crosscourt lift on the forehand drags wide of the sideline.

12-13: Lucky for Tai but she will take it. Tai's service return grazes the net tip and falls in empty space.

13-13: Sindhu lets out a huge roar as Tai's forehand smash rams into the net.

14-13: A great backhand from Tai down the line and she looks to do it again but nets it instead.

14-14: Another lovely rally and this time, Tai lunges forward and drives the ball hard at Sindhu's body. Third time today that Tai has won a point this way. Good ploy that seems to be working

15-14: Good pace from Sindhu. Reaches the return early and guides the drop shot cross court. Tai's desperate lunge is ineffective as she nets the return.

16-14: A cheap point for Sindhu. Tai's forehand smash down the line falls just wide of the sideline.

16-15: GREAT DECEPTION! She tees up to smash and Sindhu stations herself deep in the court. Tai then plays a deceptive drop and Sindhu was never going to return that.

16-16: THIS IS THE CLASS OF THE WORLD NO.1! a flurry of shots to Sindhu's backhand and then with a wild backlift, Tai pulled out a cross-court drop shot.

17-16: This time, Tai's forehand drop ends up in the net

17-17: HOW DID SINDHU KEEP IT GOING? Oh, wow! Sindhu was second best throughout the rally and yet, Sindhu showed great defense. Eventually, Tai smashes one at Sindhu's body from the net to win the point.

17-18: TAI into the lead. A lucky net fall as her forehand slice clips the nettop and falls over.

18-18: Into the corner. A brave return from Sindhu and she finds the far corner.

18-19: This is scintillating badminton. Once again, a sumptuous drop to Sindhu' backhand and Sindhu knew Tai was going to smash it home the next point.

18-20: Two game points for Tai as Sindhu nets her forehand

18-21: A SMASH DOWN THE LINE AND SHE WINS GAME 1

12-20: A forehand crosscourt drop and just one point away now.

AND WE ARE UNDERWAY! THE FIRST SET BEGINS

Sindhu has won the toss. Has chosen the court

Out come the players! PV Sindhu and Tai Tzu-Ying are out on the court and we are moments away from the start.

Are you guys ready? It's finally time for the match we have been waiting for.

The players are about to make their way out

And at last, it's finally time. Chen Yufei has won the semifinals and we will now find out who she will face in the final. Will it be Sindhu or Tai?

The Chinese Taipei shuttler is in the semifinals of the Olympics for the first time. Hence, she has a chance to make her first-ever Olympic final

Sindhu has a chance to reach successive finals of the women's singles event at the Olympics.

Let's not forget that this is only her second Olympics.

What a player Sindhu has become

DID YOU KNOW that this will be the second time that Sindu and Tai Tzu-Ying will face each other at the Olympics.

At 2016 Rio Olympics, Sindhu and Tai met in the pre-quarterfinal stage, where the Indian emerged triumphant 21-13, 21-15 in 40 minutes.

The question is: Can she repeat the feat 5 years later?

Faster your seat belts, folks, because Sindhu and Tai Tzu will soon make their way out to the centre for the second women's singles semifinal.

After trading the first two games, China's Chen leads China's Be 11-5 in the third and deciding game.

2020- GOLD (WS)

2019- SILVER (WS)

2018-1st Round (WS)

2017-1st Round (WS)

2020- 1st Round (WS)

2019- 1st Round (WS)

2018- GOLD (WS)

2017- SILVER (WS)

Right then. It's just a matter of one game before the mega clash between Sindhu and world no.1 Tai Tzu-Ying

He Bingjiao wins the second game 21-13 against Chen Yufei.

2019- GOLD

2018- SILVER

2017- SILVER

2014- THIRD

2013-THIRD

2015- Quarterfinals

2018- GOLD (WS)

2017- GOLD (WS)

2019-Quarterfinal finish (WS)

2018- Quarterfinal finish (WS)

2017- Quarterfinal finish

We are awaiting the completion of the ongoing women's singles semifinal between Chen Yufei and He Bingjiao. Since it is also happening on Court 1, where Sindhu will play, we must wait for this game to finish.

Chen won the first game but trails 6-12 in the second game.

Women's Singles 2018- GOLD

Women's Team 2018- Quarterfinal

Women's Singles- Silver Medal in 2018

Quarterfinal in doubles in 2018