<p>Indian badminton ace P V Sindhu entered the summit clash of BWF World Tour Finals with a hard fought win over Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the semifinals here on Saturday.</p>.<p>The reigning world champion and the two time Olympic medallist beat Yamaguchi 21-15 15-21 21-19 in a thrilling match.</p>.<p>It will be Sindhu's third final appearance in the season-ending tournament. She had won the title in 2018 to become the only Indian to achieve the feat.</p>.<p>The world number 7 Indian had come into the match with an overall head-to-head win-loss record of 12-8 against the world number three Japanese.</p>.<p>Sindhu has been in fine form after picking up a bronze in the Tokyo Olympics. She had reached the semifinals in her last three events -- French Open, Indonesia Masters and Indonesia Open -- before coming into the BWF World Tour Finals.</p>.<p>She had finished runner-up in the Swiss Open in March.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>Indian badminton ace P V Sindhu entered the summit clash of BWF World Tour Finals with a hard fought win over Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the semifinals here on Saturday.</p>.<p>The reigning world champion and the two time Olympic medallist beat Yamaguchi 21-15 15-21 21-19 in a thrilling match.</p>.<p>It will be Sindhu's third final appearance in the season-ending tournament. She had won the title in 2018 to become the only Indian to achieve the feat.</p>.<p>The world number 7 Indian had come into the match with an overall head-to-head win-loss record of 12-8 against the world number three Japanese.</p>.<p>Sindhu has been in fine form after picking up a bronze in the Tokyo Olympics. She had reached the semifinals in her last three events -- French Open, Indonesia Masters and Indonesia Open -- before coming into the BWF World Tour Finals.</p>.<p>She had finished runner-up in the Swiss Open in March.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>