At one point in the second game between PV Sindhu and Supanida Katethong, the Indian stretched to defend on her forehand side and missed the shuttle. She was trailing by a game and 3-6 at that point. She went on her knees for the shot, and stayed there in that position for a few seconds. The fall was not hard, but the match situation was getting harder and she was evidently feeling the heat from the other side of the net. Just a few minutes back, the crowd had gone silent after she had dropped the first game but seeing her stay down, a few chants of ‘Come on Sindhu!’ started and picked up steam. Slowly but steadily, they found their voice back. When she fought back from 12-17 down to make it 19-19 and was a review away from winning the game, the arena was buzzing. It was the loudest it had been all night.
In the end, Sindhu’s straight-games defeat quietened them around 6.45 pm. But the fans who had gathered to witness day one action at the India Open Super 750 in New Delhi on Tuesday got their time’s worth with the quality of badminton they got to witness.
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