New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- India's double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu fought back from a second-game setback to beat Thailand's world No. 26 Supanida Katethong and advance to the next round of the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament on Wednesday.

The former world champion and world No. 1 spent an hour and four minutes on court before securing a hard-fought 21-14, 8-21, 23-21 victory.

Sindhu took control early to win the opening game 21-14, but Katethong responded strongly in the second, dominating the rallies to level the contest with a convincing 21-8 win.

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