New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- Following her win over India's two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu in the opening round of the ongoing Indian Open, Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh spoke on her approach against the former world champion, saying that she opted to stay more patient and defensive during the match.

After the highs of a semifinal finish at the Malaysia Open, Sindhu's 2026 season, which sees her return after an injury, faced a humbling low of a first-round exit in the India Open Badminton World Federation (BWF) Tour against Nguyen, giving her Vietnamese opponent a 3-2 head-to-head advantage. This marks her third triumph over the Indian badminton icon. Sindhu went down to Nguyen 20-22, 21-12, 21-15.

Speaking about her performance to the repo...