P.V. Sindhu exits Indonesia Open after loss to World No. 1 An Se Young

Two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu suffered a second successive defeat to world No. 1 An Se Younger in as many weeks to bow out of the Indonesia Open in Jakarta on Thursday (June 4, 2026).

Sindhu, who had additionally lost to the South Korean in the quarterfinals of last week’s Singapore Open, confirmed spark however solely in patches to go down 17-21, 14-21 within the spherical of 16 conflict. The defeat prolonged Sindhu’s dropping streak towards the reigning Olympic champion to 10 matches.

Sindhu is but to register a win over An. The competition started on a fair footing, with the scores locked at 10-10 halfway by the opening sport as Sindhu showcased glimpses of her greatest type and managed to place the Korean underneath stress at instances.

She briefly edged forward at 15-14 with some aggressive strokeplay, however An responded in trademark style, reeling off a sequence of factors to take a 19-16 lead. The Korean then gained two consecutive factors, together with a gruelling 41-shot rally, to seal the opening sport.

An carried that momentum into the second sport, transferring easily across the court docket and racing to a 13-6 lead. Regardless of discovering herself on the again foot, Sindhu continued to battle for each level and narrowed the hole on a number of events.

Nonetheless, An’s consistency and court docket protection proved decisive as she closed out the match to advance to the quarterfinals.