{"id":657,"date":"2026-06-12T05:58:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T05:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/?p=657"},"modified":"2026-06-12T05:58:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T05:58:15","slug":"bwf-tournaments-2026-pv-sindhu-storms-into-australian-open-semis-sets-up-blockbuster-clash-with-akane-yamaguchi-badminton-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/?p=657","title":{"rendered":"Bwf Tournaments 2026: PV Sindhu storms into Australian Open semis, sets up blockbuster clash with Akane Yamaguchi | Badminton News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131673657,imgsize-38990,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/pv-sindhu.jpg\" alt=\"PV Sindhu storms into Australian Open semis, sets up blockbuster clash with Akane Yamaguchi\" title=\"PV Sindhu\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Two-time Olympic medallist <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/pv-sindhu\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">PV Sindhu<\/a> continued her resurgence on the BWF World Tour with a dominant display, brushing aside Chinese Taipei&#8217;s Chen Su Yu to enter the women&#8217;s singles semi-finals of the Australian Open Super 500 tournament on Friday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The third-seeded Indian needed just 27 minutes to register a crushing 21-6, 21-9 victory in the quarter-finals, underlining the form that has made her one of the favourites for the title.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>The semi-final berth is only Sindhu&#8217;s second appearance in the last four in eight tournaments this season and comes as a timely boost for the former world champion, who has been searching for consistency after a mixed campaign. The 30-year-old is also chasing her first BWF title since lifting the Syed Modi International crown in December 2024.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Sindhu too strong for Chen<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Sindhu stamped her authority on the contest from the outset, using her superior reach, court coverage and attacking precision to keep Chen under relentless pressure.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The Indian raced through the opening game, allowing her opponent just six points, and carried the same intensity into the second game. Chen struggled to find answers to Sindhu&#8217;s pace and angles as the Indian wrapped up the match in emphatic fashion.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The comprehensive victory followed Sindhu&#8217;s straight-game win over compatriot Isharani Baruah in the pre-quarterfinals, signalling a welcome return to rhythm for the former world No. 2.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Yamaguchi challenge awaits<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Standing between Sindhu and a place in the final is top seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan, who ended the impressive run of Indian teenager Tanvi Sharma with a 21-14, 21-14 victory in 32 minutes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>The clash promises to be another chapter in one of women&#8217;s badminton&#8217;s most compelling rivalries. Sindhu holds a narrow 15-13 head-to-head advantage over the world No. 3 Japanese star, although their recent encounters have often gone down to the wire.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>For 17-year-old Tanvi, the quarter-final finish capped a memorable week. The youngster had earlier stunned world No. 11 Chiu Pin-Chian and defeated compatriot Malvika Bansod to announce herself on the international stage.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/badminton\/pv-sindhu-storms-into-australian-open-semis-with-dominant-win\/articleshow\/131673664.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu continued her resurgence on the BWF World Tour with a dominant display, brushing aside Chinese Taipei&#8217;s Chen Su Yu to enter the women&#8217;s singles semi-finals of the Australian Open Super 500 tournament on Friday.The third-seeded Indian needed just 27 minutes to register a crushing 21-6, 21-9 victory in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":658,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}