Watch: PV Sindhu In Verbal Duel With Carolina Marin In Ill-Tempered Denmark Open Match, Both Shown Yellow Cards
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World number 12 PV Sindhu and Carolina Marin, currently ranked sixth, had earlier talked about good camaraderie between them but they showed none of it on the court on Saturday.
Struggling Indian shuttler PV Sindhu lost to her old nemesis Carolina Marin of Spain in three games in an ill-tempered semifinal of the Denmark Open Super 750 tournament, which saw both players receive yellow cards for verbal exchanges on Saturday. Sindhu, who has been struggling the whole season, lost 18-21, 21-19, 7-21 in the match that lasted one hour and 13 minutes. This was Sindhu's fifth loss on the trot against Marin who had beaten the Indian in that memorable 2016 Rio Olympics final as well as the 2018 World Championships summit clash. Yellow card for both Marin and Sindhu Dramatic scene#DenmarkOpen2023 pic.twitter.com/jMYuUYRqf4
World number 12 Sindhu and Marin, currently ranked sixth, had earlier talked about good camaraderie between them but they showed none of it on the court on Saturday.
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