Malaysia Masters: Birthday Girl Pusarla Eyes Icing on Cake
A day after turning 27, Pusarla V. Sindhu prepared herself for more celebrations by moving into the PERODUA Malaysia Masters 2022 second round.
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In one of the heavyweight clashes of the first round, Pusarla got the better of He Bing Jiao 21-13 17-21 21-15 after doing battle for 57 minutes. It avenged her opening day defeat to the Chinese at the EAST VENTURES Indonesia Open 2022 three weeks ago.
A great start to the decider, which saw the Rio 2016 Olympic silver medallist race into a healthy 13-3 lead, proved decisive.
“Leading from the beginning helped a lot because although she tried coming back, I was able to stay ahead,” admitted the world No.7, who has now won four of her last five tussles with He.