Sindhu and Lakshya Sen win Hylo Open titles in straight games for an Indian double
Sindhu beat Denmark's Line Højmark Kjærsfeldt 21-12, 21-14 for her second title of the season; Lakshya downed Jonatan Christie 21-17, 21-10.
Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen won the women's and men's singles titles at the Hylo Open Super 500 badminton tournament in Saarbrücken, Germany, on Sunday, both in straight games.
Sindhu beat eighth seed Line Højmark Kjærsfeldt of Denmark 21-12, 21-14 in a 39-minute final for her second title of the season, after winning the Japan Open in July and finishing runner-up at the French Open last week.
"I took the lead from the beginning and I didn't give her a chance," Sindhu said. The win earned her 9,200 ranking points, strengthening her bid for the season-ending World Tour Finals.
Later in the day, Lakshya outplayed Jonatan Christie 21-17, 21-10 to complete the double for India.
Source: Deccan Herald. Photo: File photo — Prime Minister's Office / Wikimedia Commons, GODL-India.
