PV Sindhu Vs Kristin Kuuba Highlights, Paris Olympics: Ace India Shuttler Sails Into Round Of 16 With Easy Win

Sindhu's match begins on or after 12:50pm IST, depending on when the previous match on her court ends. Lakshya Sen's match will follow soon after, around 1:40pm IST.

It was an absolute cakewalk for Sindhu against the relatively inexperienced Fathima Abdul Razzaq, whom she trumped 21-9, 21-6 in a one-sided Group M encounter. Today's match might not be as easy, though the Indian is still expected to win and seal her progress to the knock-outs.

PV Sindhu's match was scheduled at 12:50pm IST but since the previous match on court, between Korea's Kim Ga Eun and Malaysia's Goh Jin Wei, is still underway, there will be a delay. The match is into its third game and turning into a thriller.

The previous match has ended and Sindhu and the Estonian are both on court. Action getting underway in a minute.

And the Indian surges to a 4-0 lead in the first game. Good start from the world number 13, exerting pressure at the net and drawing mistakes.

More easy points for Sindhu, who is not having to stretch too much as of now. The first game is going entirely her way so far.

Sindhu goes into the mid-game interval with a massive nine-point lead. 10 more points and she will take the game.

Sindhu extends her lead to 13 points and now needs six more points to wrap up the first game in her favour.

The unforced errors from Kristin have not allowed her to have any chance of mounting a fight. Sindhu not making things any easier, of course. Three points away from taking Game 1 now.

And that's that. Sindhu converts her second of 16 game-point opportunities to switch ends with a thumping 21-5 margin in the opener. Hard to see Kristin coming back from here, unless something highly improbable occurs. Stay with us.

The Estonian takes the first two points in the second game to switch things up a bit from the one-way traffic. Sindhu regains serve with the next point, however.

A much better display in the second game so far from Kristin. She is getting her tosses and smashes right now, making Sindhu retrieve a lot more shuttles than in the previous game. Still well under control for the Indian.

Sindhu goes into the mid-game interval with a five-point lead, and is 10 points away from guaranteeing herself a spot in the round of 16.

A sizzling smash in the backhand side of Kristin's court from Sindhu leaves the Estonian with no answer. An utterly one-sided affair thus far, and the Indian would perhaps now look to test various aspects of her match-play before tougher challenges follow in the knock-outs.

The spate of errors continue from Kristin. Sindhu now at the doorstep of victory.

Sindhu now just two points away from a place in the round of 16.

There it is. A couple of mistakes at the net from Sindhu but she doesn't miss the third match point. The Indian wins 21-5, 21-10 to sail into the pre-quarter-finals.

PV Sindhu will next face China's He Bing Jiao in the round of 16. It will not be an easy tie for her. Sindhu trails Bing Jiao 9-11, with the last meeting also won by the Chinese (21-16, 21-12) at the Asian Games quarter-finals.

Our coverage of Sindhu's match ends here. But the Sen encounter is underway, and live updates continue from there. Stay with us.