PV Sindhu has emerged runner-up at the 2026 French Open after losing to South Korea’s An Se-young in Sunday’s final in Paris.

Sindhu lost to An, 21-16, 11-21, 12-21, in the final. Following this match, the double Olympic medal winner has now lost 11 consecutive encounters against the top-ranked player in the world.

Although Sindhu lost out to An in three games, she had an impressive outing at the French Open.

After starting off the final well with some impressive net play, Sindhu won the first game 21-16. However, An recovered well to take the second game 21-11.

While Sindhu had an early lead of 8-5 in the third game, An managed to turn the tables winning nine of the next ten points to eventually seal the French Open final by 21-12.

Speaking after the French Open final, Sindhu said she gave it her all against An and will take a lot of positives out of the tournament.

With this, Sindhu has finished as runner-up for the first time at the French Open, the best ever finish for her at the tournament.

The win sees An bag her third straight French Open title. For An, it was her 11th title of the year, and her 50th straight match win.

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Lakshya