PV Sindhu crashes out of semi-finals of Australian Open, Akane Yamaguchi progresses

India's campaign at the Australian Open 2026 came to an end on Saturday after PV Sindhu was defeated in the women's singles semi-finals by top seed Akane Yamaguchi. Sindhu lost in straight games, going down 20-22, 12-21 to the Japanese shuttler, who advanced to the final of the tournament.