Overview
- Sindhu lost 16-21, 15-21 to China’s Wang Zhiyi in Kuala Lumpur, ending her run at the season-opening BWF Super 1000 event.
- The Indian led 11-6 in the second game but a spate of unforced errors helped Wang turn the match around.
- Earlier in the week, Sindhu beat Sung Shuo-yun and Tomoka Miyazaki in straight games and advanced from the quarterfinal when Akane Yamaguchi retired with a knee issue.
- The result closes India’s campaign at the Malaysia Open after earlier exits for Lakshya Sen and the men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.
- Back after a multi-month layoff, Sindhu said she will take positives from the performance and shift focus to staying fit ahead of upcoming events, including next week’s India Open.