Eyeing her first title in 7 months, PV Sindhu lost to Akane Yamaguchi in straight sets at the Indonesia Open final, 2019.
The match that lasted 51 minutes, saw the Indian losing 15-21, 16-21 to the competitor she has defeated in the last 4 encounters.
In total, she has beaten Yamaguchi 10 times out of 15 times they have faced each other and was a favourite going into the final.
However, Yamaguchi dominated her in almost every aspect and won possibly the biggest title of her career.