NEW DELHI: India's
badminton queen
PV Sindhu lifted her maiden
BWF World Tour Finals
title after registering a straight-game victory over Japan's
Nozomi Okuhara in the final on Sunday. Sindhu defeated Okuhara 21-19, 21-17 in the summit clash.
Wish PV Sindhu on her maiden World Tour Finals title victoryWith the straight-game victory, Sindhu became the first Indian to achieve the feat.
Just after Sindhu's title victory, Twitter flooded with wishes, congratulating the Rio Olympics silver medallist on her big win.
ALSO READ: PV Sindhu defeats Nozomi Okuhara to clinch maiden BWF World Tour Finals title"An amazing way to end the season for @Pvsindhu1 beating Okuhara in the World Tour final in straight sets. #BWFWorldTourFinals," former India swashbuckling batsman
Virender Sehwag wrote on his Twitter handle.
Playing her third successive season-ending finale, Sindhu, who had lost in the summit clash to another Japanese, Akane Yamaguchi, to settle for a silver in the last edition, prevailed in a match that lasted an hour and two minutes.
Sindhu, an Olympic and World Championship silver medallist, was composed and held her nerves at the crucial moments to stay a step ahead of the Japanese through the match.