How PV Sindhu overcame mid-match stutter to kickstart her India Open campaign | Badminton News
At 4-10 down in Game 2 – after largely cruising through the opening game – PV Sindhu looked deflated. It was after all her first match of the season, and having only returned to full training a little more than a week ago, it wasn’t surprising to see her struggle for momentum. But as Sung Shuo Yun was preparing to serve for the next point, a lone voice rang out from the stands. “Come on Sindhu!” Then a couple more voices joined in as the rally began. “You can do it, come on!” The point didn’t go her way eventually and she trailed 4-11 at the mid-game interval. But the rallying cries helped. Sindhu came out of the break with a spring in her step. Shuo Yun sent a couple of shuttles wide as the Indian star increase the pace on the shuttle. There were a couple of quiet fist pumps. A few hundred fans who had turned up on day one at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium started chanting in unison. “Bharat maata ki …