India, Oct. 24 -- Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu delivered a masterclass in resilience on Saturday, defeating Japan's Hina Akechi 21-10, 20-22, 21-16 in a thrilling semi-final at the Arena Grand Paris to storm into the final of the $950,000 French Open.

The victory marks Sindhu's second BWF World Tour Super 750 final of the season, building firmly on her title-winning run at the Japan Open in July.

Playing against Akechi for the first time, India's world No.11 played with clinical precision early on, taking the opening game 21-10. However, the young Japanese shuttler regrouped brilliantly, utilising her deceptive strokes and defence to push back in a tightly contested second game.

Despite Sindhu fighting back after trailing level...