Paris, Oct. 23 -- Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu kept India's campaign at the French Open 2026 badminton tournament alive by storming into the women's singles semi-finals with a straight-game win on Friday.
Sindhu, 11th in the women's badminton rankings, beat world No. 17 Chiu Pin-chian of Chinese Taipei 21-13, 21-14 at the Arena Grand Paris, according to olympics.com.
This was Sindhu's second win against Chiu Pin-chian, having also beaten her at the Asian Games 2026 last month.
The Indian badminton player has now made it to four semi-finals on the BWF World Tour this year.
She had earlier reached the semis of the Malaysia Open in January and the Australian Badminton Open in June, before clinching the Japan Open title in July.
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