Indian star shuttler PV Sindhu lost to Japan's Akane Yamaguchi in the women's singles final of the season-ending BWF World Superseries Finals here yesterday. Rio Olympics silver medallist Sindhu lost a hard-fought battle 21-15, 12-21, 19-21 in an hour and 34 minutes to world No.2 Yamaguchi at the Hamdan Sports Complex. With this win, the Japanese improved her head-to-head record against Sindhu to 3-5. Sindhu came into the match on the back of four consecutive wins, including a 21-9, 21-13 dominating victory over Yamaguchi.

Akane Yamaguchi and PV Sindhu with their respective BWF World Super Series Finals trophies and medals in Dubai yesterday. Pic/AFP