Saarbrucken: Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu won her second title of the season, clinching the Hylo Open Super 500 on Sunday, defeating Denmark's Line Hojmark Kjærsfeldt in straight games.
A former world champion, Sindhu, who won the Japan Open in July and finished runner-up at the French Open last week, showed great control and quality in her stroke-play, while registering a dominating 21-12 21-14 win over eighth seed Line in the 39-minute summit clash of the $500,000 event.
The world No. 8 Indian thus grabbed 9200 ranking points to stay on track for the season-ending World Tour Finals.
Sindhu, seeded second here, came into the final with an overwhelming 6-1 head-to-head lead against her opponent and the Danish's only win came at the 2025 Sudirman Cup Finals.
Sindhu dominates final with controlled play
Sindhu began confidently with a whipping cross-court winner, but a couple of errors allowed the Dane to stay level at 3-3.
Line tried to stretch the rallies, but Sindhu's deception and sharp net play helped her open up an 8-5 lead.
A deft touch at the net, a body smash and another net error from the Dane gave Sindhu a three-point advantage at the interval.
The Indian maintained her lead at 14-11 with a well-placed push from the back of the court before producing a superb backhand winner to move to 17-12.
A miscued net shot from Line put Sindhu two points away from taking the opening game. The Indian soon earned eight game points and converted the first to take the lead.
Sindhu continued to dictate play in the second game, moving ahead 4-2 after the change of ends and extending her advantage to 6-3 with a series of winners into the open spaces.
Line fought back to 6-7, but sent a shot long, handing the advantage back to the Indian. Another wide return and a winner helped Sindhu stretch her lead to 10-6.
Sindhu kept building on the advantage, moving to 17-11 as the Dane continued to struggle with her net play.
An attacking return gave Sindhu six championship points, and she sealed the title when Line committed another net error.
Sindhu's unbeaten run
Sindhu completed an unbeaten run in the tournament without dropping a single game.
Sindhu began her campaign with a comfortable 21-10, 21-10 win over Prakriti Bharath of the UAE before registering a 21-9, 21-6 victory against France's Rosy Oktavia Pancasari in just 26 minutes to enter the quarter-finals.
She continued her dominant run in the last eight, defeating Germany's Amalie Schulz 21-12, 21-10 to book a semi-final berth.
In the semi-finals, Sindhu faced compatriot and promising 19-year-old Anmol Kharb. She overcame a spirited challenge from the youngster, winning 21-13, 21-16 to secure her place in the title clash.
(With inputs from PTI & ANI)
