PV Sindhu defeats Kosetskaya, storms into final

In semi-final clash, the Indian shuttler defeated Russia's Evgeniya Kosetskaya.

Top-seed PV Sindhu on Saturday stormed into the women's finals of the ongoing Syed Modi International 2022 here in Lucknow.

The Indian shuttler defeated Russia's Evgeniya Kosetskaya 21-11 in a tense semi-final clash at the Babu Banarasi Indoor Stadium.

Sindhu, who is 26 years old, came out firing in the semi-final match, winning the opening game 21-11 and putting herself in a position to go to the finals with just one more game away.

Sindhu advanced to the finals of the competition after her Russian opponent retired in the second game.

Sindhu had earlier defeated the sixth-seed Supanida Katethong 11-21, 21-12, 21-17 in a quarterfinal clash that lasted for one hour and five minutes.