Indonesia Open final: Akane Yamaguchi beats PV Sindhu to win title

Japan's Yamaguchi has defeated India's Sindhu 21-15, 21-16 to win the Indonesia Open.

Jakarta: World number two Akane Yamaguchi thrashed Olympic medalist PV Sindhu in straight sets 21-15, 21-16 to lift the Indonesia Open title, here, on Sunday.

Akane Yamaguchi

Though it is Sindhu's fifth defeat against the Japanese shuttler, her poor run in the finals of the mega tournament is a major worry for the star shuttler.

Sindhu had come into the contest with a favourable 10-4 head-to-head record against the Japanese.

Nevertheless, it was season's best performance for the world number four Indian, who had reached the semifinals at Singapore and India Open earlier.