India at 2024 Paris Olympics, Day 6 Live: PV Sindhu in action; Swapnil Kusale wins bronze

Badminton, women's singles: Exactly three years after she beat He Bing Jiao for the bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, PV Sindhu goes up against the Chinese shuttler once again albeit in a Round of 16 clash.

He, ranked 9th in the world, holds a 11-9 advantage in head to head encounters against the Indian.

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Alcaraz marches on

World number three Carlos Alcaraz edged closer to an Olympic Games showdown against Novak Djokovic on Thursday when he booked his place in the semi-finals.

Alcaraz, playing on the same Court Philippe Chatrier at Roland Garros where he captured the French Open in June, saw off 13th-ranked Tommy Paul of the United States 6-3, 7-6 (9/7).

The 21-year-old Alcaraz recovered from a break down in the second set to defeat Paul, having also beaten the American in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon on his way to the title at the All England Club last month.

The Spanish star will face either Casper Ruud or Felix Auger-Aliassime for a place in the gold medal match.

Top seed Djokovic, in the other half of the draw, tackles Stefanos Tsitsipas in his quarter-final later Thursday. (AFP)

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