Ace Indian shuttler P V Sindhu on Saturday made it to her maiden Super Series final with a stunning upset victory over reigning world champion Carolina Marin of Spain in the Denmark Open here.
The unseeded Indian beat world number two and All England champion Marin 21-15, 18-21, 21-17, in a closely-fought semifinal that lasted one hour and 14 minutes.
This was 20-year-old Hyderabadi’s first win against Marin in their last four outings.
Sindhu will now take on former world number one and reigning Olympic champion li Xuerui of China in the summit clash on Sunday.
Both Sindhu and Marin began the match on an equal footing before the Indian grabbed five points on the trot to cruise to a 8-3 lead and then went on to clasim the first set 21-15. It was Marin who began the second set on a bright note and took a 11-6 lead by taking five points on the trot before sealing the second set 21-18.
The deciding set was a tough contest and Marin inched ahead at 12-9 but Sindhu bounced back to make it 11-12. From there on the Indian never looked back as she went to secure the set 21-17.