PV Sindhu wins Swiss Open title, beats Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand
Premium- Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu thrashed her Thai opponent Busanan Ongbamrungphan 21-16, 21-8 in a match that lasted 49 minutes
India's double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu outclassed Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the final to win the women's singles title at Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament 2022.
The ace Indian shuttler thrashed her Thai opponent Ongbamrungphan 21-16, 21-8 in a match that lasted 49 minutes.
This is Sindhu's second title of 2022. The World No. 7 had won the Syed Modi India International in January.
It was Sindhu's 16th win over Busanan in 17 meetings, having lost to the Thai only once -- at the 2019 Hong Kong Open.
Sindhu had lost to Rio Olympic gold medallist Carolina Marin of Spain in the final in the last edition.
The 26-year-old from Hyderabad has happy memories of this venue as she had claimed the World Championships gold in 2019.
Sindhu rode on her attack to open up a 3-0 lead but Busanan started to stay in the rallies and she produced some good quality shots to make it 7-7.
Busanan tried to keep Sindhu away from the net, making her move across the court but the Thai was erratic in her finishing, allowing the Indian to go into the break with a narrow two-point lead.
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Busanan used her deceptions and drop shots to dictate the rallies but Sindhu relied on her retrieval skills to stay ahead.
A precise return at the backline gave Sindhu four game points and she sealed the first game when Busanan went wide.
Busanan struggled with her length after the change of sides to concede a 0-5 lead early on in the second game. Sindhu looked more aggressive as she troubled the Thai with her acute angle shots to dictate the rallies.
In full flow, the Indian soon cruised to a decisive nine-point advantage at the interval. She kept a firm grip on the match to gallop to 18-4, riding on her alert front court play and precise returns.
Busanan continued to hit wide and long to eventually hand over 16 match points to the Indian, who pocketed the game and the match comfortably.
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