Sindhu’s 10th World Championship campaign starts with straight‑sets victory over Sofia Noble

PV Sindhu, the 2019 Basel champion, kicked off her 10th appearance at the BWF World Championships with a dominant display against Ireland’s Sofia Noble. The match began with Sindhu sprinting to an 8‑0 lead and never relinquishing control. She wrapped up the first game 21‑7 and, after a brief resistance from Noble in the second, surged ahead again to claim the set 21‑11. Sindhu’s win secures her a place in the round of 32, where she will encounter Canada’s 49th‑ranked player Wen Yu‑Zhang.