New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu advanced to the final of the French Open after defeating Japan's Hina Akechi 21-10, 20-22, 21-16 in a one-hour-and-13-minute semifinal at the Arena Grand Paris on Saturday.

Sindhu started strongly, comfortably taking the opening game 21-10. However, Akechi held the lead through the latter half of the second game, with Sindhu briefly moving ahead at 16-all and holding it for the next two points, but the Japanese shuttler managed to level the game to force a decider.

This marks Sindhu's second BWF World Tour Super 750 final of the season, following her title-winning run at the Japan Open in July.

Sindhu will face World No. 1 and reigning world champion An Se Young in Sunday's fin...