PV Sindhu provides update on knee injury, set to focus on 2024 Paris Olympics

India’s two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu has provided an update on her knee injury following a mid-match retirement at the French Open.

Sindhu had to forfeit her second-round match at the Super 750 event against Thailand’s Supanida Katethong in Rennes, France.

Sindhu took to social media platform ‘X’, confirming her injury while vowing to come back firing on all cylinders. Sindhu has been advised a few weeks of rest by medical professionals.

“Determined to come back firing on all cylinders. Not the ideal update, but going to make this count. Let’s do this,” Sindhu posted on ‘X’.

Sindhu’s social media post carried a message, saying she found a niggle in her left knee, adding that she will now be focusing on the upcoming Olympics set to be held in Paris next year.

“After returning from France and undergoing a knee scan, we’ve found a niggle in my left knee. In hindsight, conceding the match was the best call. Doctors have been advised a few weeks rest before I begin training again. The break is also an opportunity to focus on the upcoming Olympics. I shall be back on the court very soon,” read the message.

Before this incident, Sindhu had made an impressive start against Katethong, bagging the opening game with a scoreline of 21-18. The following game was poised at 1-1, but in a quest to outdo herself, the twice Olympic medallist overexerted herself, causing the knee injury.

Sindhu started the tournament with a win over seventh seed Gregoria Mariska Tunjung from Indonesia. After losing the first round with a scoreline of 12-21, she took a dramatic comeback victory, winning the subsequent two games with scores of 21-18 and 21-15.

Prior to the French Open, Sindhu was knocked out in the semi-finals of the Denmark Open after losing to Spain’s Carolina Marin.