Saina Nehwal beats Sindhu to reach Indonesia Masters semis

Samarth Srivastava
Published on: 26 Jan 2018 9:53 AM GMT
Saina Nehwal beats Sindhu to reach Indonesia Masters semis
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Saina Nehwal beats Sindhu to reach Indonesia Masters semis

Jakarta: Veteran Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal got the better of compatriot P.V. Sindhu in straight games to enter the semi-finals of $350,000 Indonesia Masters World Tour Super 500 here on Friday.

Saina, the 2012 Olympic bronze medallist, moved past 2016 Olympic runner-up and second seed Sindhu 21-13, 21-19 in 37 minutes in a quarter-final.

With this win, 27-year-old Saina has taken a 2-1 lead in head-to-head records against her Hyderabadi rival.

In the semi-finals on Saturday, Saina will face Thai fourth seed Ratchanok Intanon, who defeated reigning world champion and Japanese sixth seed Nozomi Okuhara 21-17, 21-10

Also read: U19-WC: India thrashes Bangladesh, to face Pakistan in semis

Samarth Srivastava

Samarth Srivastava

Employed as sub-editor at newstrack.com. A learner, who loves covering sports, entertainment and defence kind of stuff.

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