Nehwal storms into Australian Open |
Rio-bound Saina Nehwal stormed into the final of the $75,000 Australian Open Super Series with a stunning straight-game victory over fourth-seeded Yihan Wang. Saina, ranked seventh in the world badminton rankings, beat her Chinese opponent Wang 21-8, 21-12 in the semi-finals on Saturday in Sydney.Saina, who won the match in just 31 minutes, started off in style as she won the first game in quick time. Wang fought back in the second game but had to surrender against the might of Saina.It was heartbreak for India in the men`s singles event as Kidambi Srikanth lost to Denmark`s Vittinghus Hans-Kristian 20-22, 13-21 in the semi-finals after putting up a great fight.
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