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Saina stops Wang, storms into semis

Wuhan (China): Saina Nehwal reached the semifinals at the Asia Badminton Championship here today. In a battle of long rallies, the 26-year-old held her nerve in tricky situations to eke out a 21-16 21-19 win over former world champion Shixian Wang of China in the quarterfinal that lasted 56 minutes.

Saina stops Wang, storms into semis

Saina Nehwal clicks a selfie after her win. AFP



Wuhan (China), April 29

Saina Nehwal reached the semifinals at the Asia Badminton Championship here today. In a battle of long rallies, the 26-year-old held her nerve in tricky situations to eke out a 21-16 21-19 win over former world champion Shixian Wang of China in the quarterfinal that lasted 56 minutes.

Saina, who had lost her last two encounters with Wang, tried to be patient during the energy-sapping rallies. At times, however, she failed to control the shuttle and lost points by hitting wide and long. In the opening game, Saina held a 11-10 advantage at the break and then pocketed four straight points to reach 15-10. Wang, however, narrowed down the lead to 16-17. But Saina looked unperturbed and opened up a four-point lead, and then finished off the game when Wang misjudged a return and allowed the shuttle to fall on the baseline.

In the second game, Saina grabbed an early lead, but the Chinese caught up with her and led 11-9 at the break. They continued to battle fiercely for every point and moved neck and neck till 19-19. A net error by the Chinese gave Saina the lead, and then another shot into the net by Wang put the Indian in the semis. — PTI

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