Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu was eliminated from the ongoing India Open 2025 after suffering a defeat against Paris Olympics bronze medallist Gregoria Tunjung with scoreline of 9-21, 21-19, and 17-21 in the women’s singles quarterfinals on Friday.
Sindhu had previously overcome Japan’s Manami Suizu with scores of 21-15 and 21-13 to secure her place in the quarterfinals of the super 750 event in Delhi.
Sindhu battled fiercely to push the match to the decider after dropping the opening set 9-21, but Tunjung succeeded in clinching the tie. After falling behind in the second game 3-9, Sindhu rallied to equalize at 9 points and then pushed for a deciding game against the mistake-prone Indonesian player.
Tunjung gained a 10-8 advantage in the third set following several intense exchanges between the two players. Sindhu aimed to keep the pressure on the Indonesian player and levelled it at 10-10 following the break.
Tunjung then surged to a 17-14 advantage, but Sindhu managed to equalize. Nonetheless, Tunjung quickly secured the three match points and defeated Sindhu with a cross-court winner.
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This was Sindhu’s inaugural competitive event following her marriage to Venkata Datta Sai in mid-December of the previous year.
Sindhu felt let down after being defeated by World No.5 Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in the quarter-final match that lasted 62 minutes.
“It is sad definitely that I lost in the third set after fighting so hard but I think the game is such. I have to obviously come back stronger but at that point I would say anybody would have got that point or lost that point,” Sindhu told reporters.
