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PV Sindhu reaches French Open final against An Se Young
India's PV Sindhu reached the French Open badminton final after beating Japan's Hina Akechi in three games.
Sindhu won the semi-final 21-10, 20-22, 21-16 at the Arena Grand Paris on Saturday.
She now faces South Korea's world No.
1 An Se Young in the women's singles final.
The match is a major test: An has won all 10 of their previous meetings.
Sindhu is seeking her seventh BWF World Tour title and a second Super 750 crown this season, after winning the Japan Open in July.
A win would give Sindhu her first victory over An and another title in her comeback season.
The final is scheduled for Sunday.
PV Sindhu reached the French Open 2026 women’s singles final by beating Japan’s Hina Akechi in three games.
She won the semifinal 21-10, 20-22, 21-16 in 73 minutes at Arena Grand Paris.
Sindhu will face South Korea’s world No. 1 An Se Young in the final.
An beat Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara 21-12, 21-19 to reach the final.
A victory would give Sindhu her first win over An, who has won their previous 10 meetings.
- Who
- PV Sindhu and An Se Young will contest the women’s singles final.
- What
- Sindhu reached the French Open final after beating Hina Akechi in the semifinal.
- When
- Sindhu’s semifinal was played on Saturday, October 24, 2026. The final is scheduled for Sunday.
- Where
- The semifinal was played at Arena Grand Paris. The final venue is not stated.
- Why
- Sindhu advanced by winning her semifinal; An advanced by beating Nozomi Okuhara.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Sindhu won the Japan Open, beating Akane Yamaguchi in the final.
Sindhu beat Hina Akechi in three games to reach the French Open final.
An Se Young defeated Nozomi Okuhara to set up the final against Sindhu.
Sindhu is scheduled to face An Se Young in the final.
- Semifinal score
- Sindhu beat Hina Akechi 21-10, 20-22, 21-16.
- Semifinal duration
- 73 minutes
- Final opponent
- An Se Young of South Korea, the world No. 1
- Head-to-head
- An has won all 10 previous meetings with Sindhu.
- Japan Open
- Sindhu won the title in July 2026.
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What people are saying
I have to give her a good fight, a tough fight. Every point matters.
But I think tomorrow is a different day. Every day is a new day.