Singapore, May 30: Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu's Singapore Open campaign ended in the second round after losing to familiar foe Carolina Marin of Spain, here Thursday.
World No. 12 Sindhu suffered a 21-13, 11-21, 20-22 hard-fought loss in the second round of the BWF Super 750 Badminton tournament.
Earlier, the Indian ace defeated world No. 21 Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt of Denmark 21-12, 22-20 in the opening round to set up a meeting with former Olympic champion Marin.
The two shuttlers famously faced each other in the final of the Rio 2016 Olympics where the Spaniard emerged victorious. With a win Thursday, Marin extended her head-to-head record over Sindhu to 12-5.
(IANS)
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