<p class="bodytext">P V Sindhu produced a straight-game win over 2013 World Champion Ratchanok Intanon at the USD 400,000 Hong Kong Super Series to seal a second successive final spot here on Saturday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Last year's finalist, Sindhu moved well and seemed always ready for the shuttle. She dominated the frontcourt, defended well and maintained her attack to outclass the world No 6 Thai 21-17, 21-17 in a 43-minute women's singles match.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It was their sixth meeting and Sindhu was lagging 1-4 in the head-to-head count. The only time the Indian had beaten Intanon was at the 2015 Korea Open when the match went to the decider.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sindhu will next face top seed and world No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying, hoping to emulate Saina Nehwal and Prakash Padukone, who had clinched this title in 2010 and 1982.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sindhu countered the deceptive strokes of her rival with her better defence and attacking game plan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the opening game, Sindhu jumped to a 6-2 lead early on and continued her march ahead, despite some good-looking strokes from the Thai player.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A cross-court smash from the Indian left her opponent stranded and allowed Sindhu to grab an 11-7 lead after seven minutes of play. The Thai player went long a few times as Sindhu led 17-9. Intanon however fought back to reduce the gap before the Indian wrapped up the game when the Thai's backhand return went out.</p>.<p>In the second game, Intanon led early before Sindhu fought back and built a healthy advantage at the mid-game breather. Though the Thai kept fighting back, Sindhu never lost control over the game and sealed it when an Intanon shot went wide.</p>
<p class="bodytext">P V Sindhu produced a straight-game win over 2013 World Champion Ratchanok Intanon at the USD 400,000 Hong Kong Super Series to seal a second successive final spot here on Saturday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Last year's finalist, Sindhu moved well and seemed always ready for the shuttle. She dominated the frontcourt, defended well and maintained her attack to outclass the world No 6 Thai 21-17, 21-17 in a 43-minute women's singles match.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It was their sixth meeting and Sindhu was lagging 1-4 in the head-to-head count. The only time the Indian had beaten Intanon was at the 2015 Korea Open when the match went to the decider.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sindhu will next face top seed and world No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying, hoping to emulate Saina Nehwal and Prakash Padukone, who had clinched this title in 2010 and 1982.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sindhu countered the deceptive strokes of her rival with her better defence and attacking game plan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the opening game, Sindhu jumped to a 6-2 lead early on and continued her march ahead, despite some good-looking strokes from the Thai player.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A cross-court smash from the Indian left her opponent stranded and allowed Sindhu to grab an 11-7 lead after seven minutes of play. The Thai player went long a few times as Sindhu led 17-9. Intanon however fought back to reduce the gap before the Indian wrapped up the game when the Thai's backhand return went out.</p>.<p>In the second game, Intanon led early before Sindhu fought back and built a healthy advantage at the mid-game breather. Though the Thai kept fighting back, Sindhu never lost control over the game and sealed it when an Intanon shot went wide.</p>