PV Sindhu advanced to the Japan Open semifinals following a withdrawal by Nozomi Okuhara on Friday. The Indian player, ranked world number 10, secured her third semifinal of the season at this Super 750 event after earlier appearances in the Malaysian Super 1000 and Australia Super 500. She will next face China’s Chen Yufei, against whom she holds a 6-8 head-to-head deficit. Despite limited success against this opponent since 2019, Sindhu enters the match in good form. Chen remains the most consistent performer this season and leads the world tour standings, though her official ranking stands at number four.
