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China Open badminton: Sindhu through to R16, Saina Nehwal bows out

Badminton: PV Sindhu progressed to the R16 but Saina Nehwal bowed out at the $1 million China Open World Tour Super 1000 tournament.

By Pti
PV Sindhu

Changzhou, September 18: Olympic and world championship silver-medallist PV Sindhu on Tuesday (September 18) progressed to the pre-quarterfinals but Saina Nehwal bowed out after a narrow loss at the $1 million China Open World Tour Super 1000 tournament here.

China Open : Saina Out, Sindhu Enters Pre-Quarters

The third-seeded Sindhu, who had clinched the China Open title in 2016, defeated World No 39 Saena Kawakami of Japan 21-15, 21-13 in the opening round at the Olympic Sports Center Xincheng Gymnasium.

However, two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Saina, who was the first Indian to win the China title in 2014, lost 22-20 8-21 14-21 to Korea's Sung Ji Hyun in a 48-minute opener.

Men's doubles pair of Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy, the national champions, defeated Chinese Taipei's Liao Min Chun and Su Ching Heng 13-21 21-13 21-12 in 39 minutes to enter the second round.

The women's singles match between Sindhu and Saena started out as a close contest before the Indian broke off to grab a 13-7 lead at one stage.

She kept dominating the rallies and pocketed the opening game without much trouble.

In the second game, Sindhu zoomed to a 6-0 lead but Saena managed to make it 8-10 before the Indian entered the interval with a slender 11-9 lead.

After the break, Sindhu jumped to 15-11 before grabbing eight match points at 20-12 and sealed it comfortably.

If everything had gone smoothly, Sindhu would have had to play Saina in the quarterfinals of the tournament. That's not a possibility now though.

Story first published: Tuesday, September 18, 2018, 19:47 [IST]
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