Paris: India's PV Sindhu finished runner-up at the French Open 2026 on Sunday, pushing world No. 1 An Se Young of South Korea to three games before losing the women's singles final 21-16, 11-21, 12-21 in 61 minutes at the Arena Grand Paris, ANI reported.

Source: ANI, via Daily Prabhat

The two-time Olympic medallist and former world champion, ranked 11th in the world, took the opening game after levelling at 11-all and pulling clear — only the second time in 11 meetings that she has taken a game off the reigning Olympic and world champion, ANI said. An hit back 21-11 in the second and, after a 9-9 deadlock in the decider, won six straight points to open a 15-9 lead and close out her fourth French Open title.

Source: ANI, via Daily Prabhat

The defeat extended Sindhu's losing streak against An to 11 matches. She was aiming for her seventh BWF World Tour title and her second of the season, having won the Japan Open in July; reaching the Paris final was her second Super 750 final of 2026, ANI reported. An's victory stretched her winning streak to 50 matches and took her 2026 record to 66-1, with the French Open her 10th title of the season.

Source: ANI, via Daily Prabhat

Speaking after the match, Sindhu said playing the top athletes demands full intensity on every point. 'When you're playing with the top athletes, you have to be at your 100% every single point. I know it's not going to be easy and you have to fight for every point. That's what we were doing,' she said, as per the Badminton Association of India (BAI), ANI reported. She added there was still room to improve in the tournaments ahead.

Source: ANI (BAI comments), via NewKerala

Sources: ANI report via Daily Prabhat, October 25, 2026; ANI report with BAI comments via NewKerala, October 25, 2026; SportsTiger, October 25, 2026.

Source: ANI, via Daily Prabhat