Yesterday, the world No. 7 marched into the final with a commanding 21-15, 21-7 win over Japan’s Saena Kawakami in the semi-final.
Sindhu is looking for her third title of the year after winning the Syed Modi Interna-tional in January and Swiss Open in March.Capturing the title in Singapore will put her in a good position as she looks to win her first individual gold medal in the Commonwealth Games. But Sindhu holds a slight advantage over Zhiyi, having come out on top in their only encounter so far at the All-England in March.In men’s singles, Japan’s world No. 43 Kodai Naraoka sensationally made it into the final after stunning China’s world No. 26 Zhao Junpeng with a pulsating 21-18, 25-23 win in 50 minutes.
Naraoka will be up against either home favourite and reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew or another Indonesian, Anthony Ginting, in the title match today.
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