China Masters: Sindhu overcomes Jakobsen in first round
Star India shuttler P.V. Sindhu overcame the first-round hurdle with ease, defeating Denmark’s Julie Dawall Jakobsen in straight games to advance to the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals of the China Masters Super 750 in Shenzhen on Wednesday. Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, needed just 27 minutes to dispatch Jakobsen 21-4, 21-10. The result comes less than…