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DUBAI: Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu made a winning start to her maiden campaign at the prestigious BWF World Super Series Final, defeating higher-ranked Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in an entertaining opening women’s singles Group B match on Wednesday. Sindhu, who recently clinched the China Super Series Premier and reached the finals at Hong Kong Open, eked out a 12-21, 21-8, 21-15 win over World No. 8 Yamaguchi in an exciting clash which lasted little over an hour.