PV Sindhu looked woefully out of form as she surrendered without a fight to former world champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in the women’s singles semifinals at the Singapore Open badminton tournament. Sindhu lost 7-21 11-21 to world No. 3 Okuhara in a lopsided contest. Sindhu looked completely out of sorts as she surrendered the first game in just 15 minutes after a series of unforced errors, mainly at the net and sidelines.

In the second game, Sindhu lagged 1-3 but recovered to make it 4-4. Okuhara then changed the pace of the rallies and gathered six straight points, which included two precise lifts at the backline and also a prompt net return. The Japanese led 11-5 at the interval. Okuhara kept the pressure on Sindhu and eventually a round-the-head crosscourt return took her to 18-8. Four wide shots delayed the inevitable before Okuhara grabbed nine match points with another superb crosscourt smash. With another crosscourt return, Okuhara sealed her place in the final.