Indonesia Master 2022: PV Sindhu sinks Gregoria Mariska Tunjung to cruise into quarter-finals

India's PV Sindhu cruised into the quarter-finals of the Indonesia Master 2022 on Thursday (June 9). The Indian shuttler defeated Indonesia's Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 23-21, 20-22, 21-11, in a match that lasted for 71 minutes.

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QF Qualifiers: Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu

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Earlier in the day, world No. 9 Lakshya Sen stormed into the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Masters 2022 after defeating Denmark's Rasmus Gemke 21-18, 21-15.

Later, Ashwini Ponnappa-Sumeeth Reddy will take on second-seeds Zheng SiWei and Huang Ya Qing of China for a place in the last eight.

While Sen registered easy win, India's ace shuttler Sindhu faced a stiff challenge from home favourites Gregoria Mariska Tunjung.

Sindhu will be up against the winner of the match between Thailand's fifth seed Ratchanok Intanon and Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland.

Earlier in the first round, Sindhu, seventh in the badminton world rankings, came from behind to beat world No 22 Line Christophersen of Denmark 21-18, 15-21, 11-21 in her women's singles opener.

The Indian shuttler took an early 8-3 lead in the first game but was pegged back after conceding a series of successive points to her Danish opponent. In the second game, Sindhu recovered well to come back from an 11-10 deficit to stretch the match into the decider.

The deciding game, however, was a straightforward affair for the two-time Olympic medallist. After being tied at 6-6, Sindhu dominated the match and lost only five points from thereon.

With ANI and IANS inputs