PV Sindhu becomes the first Indian woman to win the Korea Open Super Series
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Way to victory
Winning the Korea Open Super Series, P V Sindhu today said the heart- breaking World Championship final loss was not on her mind when she was plotting the downfall of Japan's Nozomi Okuhara en-route to her Korea Open title here.
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A sweet revenge
Playing back-to-back finals against Okuhara, Olympic silver medallist Sindhu today exacted sweet revenge of her World Championship heart-break, defeating the Japanese 22-20 11-21 20-18 in yet another energy-sapping contest.
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Tough competition
Last month Okuhara had defeated Sindhu in the World Championship final. The win also helped PV Sindhu to level her head-to-head record against Okuhara, making it 4-4 in eight meetings.
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Duo to clash again soon
With Sindhu and Okuhara playing back-to-back finals, expectations are high that they might clash again at the Japan Super Series Premier next week.
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Going for the big win
The first game was a tightly-contested affair, with neither player really asserting herself on the match. Okuhara had two game points at 20-10, but Sindhu reeled off four points in a row to take the set.
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Proud moment for a father
Asked if World No. 1 is one of the main targets for Sindhu, Gopichand said: "At 22 she has a many years of badminton in her and if she can continue playing she will reach there someday.