Badminton News: PV Sindhu loses to Akane Yamaguchi in title clash at Indonesia Open

PV Sindhu's quest for her maiden title of 2019 ended in disappointment as she went down 15-21, 16-21 to Japanese 4th seed Akane Yamaguchi in Jakarta on Sunday. Though Sindhu showed some early promise leading the 1st set at the mid-break, Yamaguchi soon upped the ante with a series of scorching forehand smashes to turn the match into her favour. The Olympic silver medallist had come into the contest with a favourable 10-4 head-to-head record against the Japanese.