New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- Anmol Kharb has booked India's place in the women's singles final at the Hylo Open. The 19-year-old world No. 53 defeated compatriot and sixth seed Unnati Hooda 21-17, 18-21, 21-16 in a 68-minute quarterfinal on Friday. The victory set up an all-Indian semifinal against second seed PV Sindhu at the BWF Super 500 tournament in Germany.

Anmol Kharb took the opening game, dropped the second, and stayed steady in the decider to get past the higher-ranked Unnati Hooda. Earlier in the week, she had beaten Sri Lanka's Ranithma Liyanage and Denmark's Line Christophersen to reach the last eight.

PV Sindhu advanced with a straightforward 21-12, 21-10 win over Denmark's Amalie Schulz in just 28 minutes. It was Sindhu's first ...