PV Sindhu beats Amalie Schulz to reach Hylo Open semifinals
The Indian shuttler won in straight games and will meet Anmol Kharb next.
PV Sindhu defeated Denmark’s Amalie Schulz 21-12, 21-10 in 28 minutes at the Hylo Open in Saarbrücken. Sportstar reported she will face teenager Anmol Kharb in the semifinals.
Key takeaways
- Sindhu won 21-12, 21-10 against Schulz in 28 minutes
- The match took place at the Hylo Open, a BWF World Tour Super 500 event
- Sindhu will face Anmol Kharb in the semifinals
- Anmol beat Unnati Hooda 21-17, 18-21, 21-16 in an all-Indian quarterfinal
PV Sindhu needed just 28 minutes to beat Denmark’s Amalie Schulz 21-12, 21-10 and reach the semifinals of the Hylo Open, a BWF World Tour Super 500 event, in Saarbrücken, Germany, on Friday. The second-seeded Indian, ranked World No. 8, outplayed Schulz, who is ranked World No. 46. Sindhu will next face teenager Anmol Kharb in the last four.
Match details
Sindhu raced to a 5-3 lead early in the first game and led 11-6 at the first mid-game interval.
She used steep downward clears and deep baseline exchanges to pin Schulz back, then attacked at the forecourt with sharp, angled body smashes whenever Schulz sent a short lift.
Sindhu closed out the first game 21-12 with a final surge, keeping her clears deep and pouncing on every loose lift. She gave away a couple of cheap points near the baseline by misjudging the drift on deep shuttles and rushing her net pickups.
Second game
Sindhu was in commanding form in the second game and led 14-5, putting Schulz under constant pressure with a high-tempo display that forced error after error.
Whenever Schulz tried to float the shuttle out of trouble, Sindhu leapt to intercept with steep, punishing body smashes and mixed in cross-court drops that left Schulz scrambling.
Sindhu gave away a couple of cheap points by rushing her net tumbles and clipping the tape, but the big lead kept her well ahead of the Dane. She closed out the match 21-10.
Recent results and tournament background
Sindhu came into the Hylo Open fresh off her runner-up finish at last week’s French Open Super 750 tournament. The Hylo Open, held at the Saarlandhalle in Saarbrücken, Germany, has been staged since 1988. It was formerly known as the BMW Badminton Cup, BMW Open International, Bitburger Masters, Bitburger Open and SaarLorLux Open. Since 2021, it has been sponsored by Saarbrücken-based eye lubrication company Hylo.
Semifinal setup
Anmol Kharb reached the semifinals after a 21-17, 18-21, 21-16 win over sixth seed Unnati Hooda in an all-Indian quarterfinal. Sindhu will now face Kharb in the semifinals. The sources do not give the date or time of the semifinal match.
Quarterfinal results at the Hylo Open
Player | Opponent | Score | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
PV Sindhu | Amalie Schulz | 21-12, 21-10 | 28 minutes |
Anmol Kharb | Unnati Hooda | 21-17, 18-21, 21-16 | Not stated |
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