{"id":34578,"date":"2026-07-22T13:47:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T13:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=34578"},"modified":"2026-07-22T13:47:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T13:47:01","slug":"china-open-pv-sindhu-continues-resurgence-with-gritty-win-ayush-shetty-stuns-world-no-11-badminton-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=34578","title":{"rendered":"China Open: PV Sindhu continues resurgence with gritty win; Ayush Shetty stuns world No. 11 | Badminton News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132559503,imgsize-66784,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/pv-sindhu.jpg\" alt=\"China Open: PV Sindhu continues resurgence with gritty win; Ayush Shetty stuns world No. 11\" title=\"PV Sindhu\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/pv-sindhu\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">PV Sindhu<\/a>&#8216;s impressive resurgence continued at the China Open on Wednesday as the two-time Olympic medallist battled past rising Indian teenager Unnati Hooda to book her place in the second round, while Ayush Shetty stole the spotlight with a stunning upset over world No.<!-- --> 11 Alwi Farhan.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>Just days after ending a two-year title drought by winning the Japan Open, Sindhu showed grit and composure to overcome the spirited challenge of 18-year-old Unnati 21-14, 9-21, 21-10 in a 56-minute women&#8217;s singles opening-round clash at the BWF Super 1000 event.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>The victory extends Sindhu&#8217;s winning momentum as the former world champion continues to rediscover her best form ahead of a crucial stretch of the international season.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Sindhu survives Unnati&#8217;s spirited challenge<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The opening game was closely contested, with Unnati matching Sindhu point for point until 7-7. The experienced Indian then shifted gears, reeling off five consecutive points to establish a commanding lead before comfortably wrapping up the game 21-14.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The second game, however, belonged entirely to the teenager.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>After the scores were level at 2-2, Unnati raced ahead 6-3 and then strung together six straight points to open up a massive 12-4 advantage. Sindhu struggled to find her rhythm as the youngster maintained complete control, cruising to a dominant 21-9 win to force a decider.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>The final game showcased Sindhu&#8217;s experience. After a competitive start, the 30-year-old gradually took control, extending her lead from 6-3 to 10-5 and later 15-8 before sealing a convincing 21-10 victory.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Sindhu now faces a blockbuster second-round clash against fourth seed and home favourite Chen Yufei, whom she defeated in straight games during the Japan Open semifinals last week. <!-- -->Chen, however, still holds a slender 8-7 head-to-head edge over the Indian star.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Ayush Shetty scripts major upset<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>While Sindhu progressed as expected, Ayush Shetty produced one of the biggest shocks of the opening round by knocking out Indonesia&#8217;s world No. 11 and former world junior champion Alwi Farhan.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>Shetty recovered from losing the opening game to register a memorable 17-21, 21-5, 21-17 victory in 57 minutes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>The Indian displayed remarkable composure after falling behind early, completely dominating the second game before holding his nerve in a tense decider to complete one of the finest wins of his career.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>The victory is another significant milestone for the promising youngster, who continues to make his mark against higher-ranked opponents on the BWF World Tour.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Mixed fortunes for India<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>India&#8217;s campaign, however, ended for several doubles pairs.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"42\"\/>Hariharan Amsakarunan and M.R. Arjun suffered a 16-21, 7-21 defeat against Chinese duo Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in the men&#8217;s doubles.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"44\"\/>In mixed doubles, Rohan Kapoor and Gadde Ruthvika Shivani went down 9-21, 16-21 to top seeds Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dong Ping, while Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto lost 18-21, 18-21 to fifth-seeded Chinese pair Guo Xin Wa and Chen Fang Hui.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/badminton\/china-open-pv-sindhu-continues-resurgence-with-gritty-win-ayush-shetty-stuns-world-no-11\/articleshow\/132559326.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: PV Sindhu&#8216;s impressive resurgence continued at the China Open on Wednesday as the two-time Olympic medallist battled past rising Indian teenager Unnati Hooda to book her place in the second round, while Ayush Shetty stole the spotlight with a stunning upset over world No. 11 Alwi Farhan.Just days after ending a two-year title&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/34579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}