Glasgow: Indian shuttler PV Sindhu won the women's singles bronze at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday.
The World No.11 Hyderabadi won the match beating Malaysia's Jing Yi Tee 23-21, 21-9 in 34 minutes at the Emirates Arena.
In the absence of top seeded compatriot Saina Nehwal, India's best bet for the gold, Sindhu suffered a disappointing straight games loss in the semi-final to Canadian fourth seed Michelle Li. But the 19-year-old re-composed herself later to triumph in the bronze medal playoff against Malaysia's Jing Yi Tee.
Fifth seed Tee gave the Indian a tough fight in the first game to earn two game points. However, the second seeded Indian saved both and took the game 23-21 in 20 minutes.
World No.11 Sindhu was far from her best in the first game but found some momentum in the second to seal it up 21-9 in only 12 minutes, earning India's first medal from the discipline at the 2014 Games.
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