Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 10 -- Ace Indian badminton player and two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the women's singles semi-final match against world No. 2 Wang Zhiyi of China in the ongoing Malaysia Open 2025 event on Saturday, according to Olympics.com.

Sindhu lost the match in straight sets (21-16, 21-15) against the World No. 2 at the Stadium Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur.

The opening set was tightly fought, with both ace players matching each point in the early exchanges. However, Sindhu didn't hold her nerves, and errors helped Zhiyi take the lead from 14-all to 18-14 before winning the first set.

The World No. 2 Zhiyi opened took a lead early in the second game before India's ace Sindhu fought back t...