Saina beats Sindhu to reach Indonesia Masters semis
Friday - January 26, 2018 3:08 pm ,
Category : SPORTS
Saina beats Sindhu to reach Indonesia Masters semis
Jakarta Jan 26 (IANS) 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
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