LUCKNOW: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu stormed into the women’s singles quarterfinals of the Syed Modi International badminton tournament after registering a straight-game win over American Lauren Lam here on Thursday.
Top seed Sindhu took just 33 minutes to get the better of her American rival 21-16, 21-13 in her second-round match.
Sindhu will take on sixth-seeded Thai shuttler Supanida Katethong in the last-eight stage.
Sindhu had earlier defeated compatriot Tanya Hemanth 21-9, 21-9 in her campaign-opener.
—PTI

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