Indonesia Open 2019 Final Live Score: PV Sindhu faces old rival Yamaguchu in summit clash
Indonesia Open 2019 Final Live Score: Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu enjoyed one of her finest hours of the season as she entered the finals of the Indonesia Open BWF Tour Super 1000 tournament with a straight-game win over All England Champion Chen Yufei of China . Sindhu, who has been struggling a bit this season, showed her brilliance once again as she saw off world no 3 Chen 21-19 21-10 to enter her first final of the season. The World no 5 Indian, who reached the semifinals at Singapore and India Open this year, thus set up a summit clash with Japan's fourth seed Akane Yamaguchi.
Highlights, Indonesia Open 2019 Final, PV Sindhu vs Akane Yamaguchi:
Indonesia Open 2019 Final: Japan's Akane Yamaguchi beats India's PV Sindhu 21-15, 21-16 to win title
14.41 IST: Yamaguchi is four points away from victory. But Sindhu is fighting back!
14.35 IST: A five-point difference between Yamaguchi and Sindhu with the Japanese in the lead.
14.32 IST: Yamaguchi is on fire and Sindhu is rattled at the moment. The Indian shuttler needs to start attacking.
14.28 IST: Yamaguchi takes the first game! 21-15.
14.20 IST: Yamaguchi is fighting back and the rallies are becoming aggressive! The scores are level.
14.17 IST: A two-point lead for Sindhu, the short work near the net is some neat work by her.
14.09 IST: Another good rally but a powerful shot by Sindhu helps level the score.
13.58 IST: Sindhu gets her first point of the game, time to shake of the nerves.
13.56 IST: A good rally but the first point is taken by Yamaguchi. Sindhu didn't judge the leave well.
13.55 IST: The players are set and we're all ready to get started! Yamaguchi to serve first!
13.50 IST: Akane Yamaguchi makes her way into the stadium! Followed by PV Sindhu! The rivalry is intense as ever!
13.40: Next up is our very own PV Sindhu who is action. Stay tuned.
13.37 IST: The Women's doubles finals is over and Japan's Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota beat own countrymates Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi 21-16, 21-18 to win gold.
* Sindhu holds a 10-4 advantage over Yamaguchi, whom she has beaten in the last four meetings.
Hello and welcome to our live blog of the Indonesia Open 2019 Women's singles Final live from Jakarta and old foes meet once again at the final stage.
