Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal fought her way to the Hong Kong Super Series final with a gruelling three-game victory over sixth seed Juliane Schenk of Germany in Wanchai today.The second seeded Nehwal beat Juliane 21-19 17-21 21-12 in a 53-minute women's singles semifinal match. 20-year-old Saina will lock horns with third seed Shixian Wang of China in the summit clash tomorrow. Shixian beat top seed and compatriot Xin Wang 21-12 21-14 in another semifinal match. The final will be a tough match because Shixian is in good form. It has been a fantastic year for Saina and will have to see how she plays tomorrow. Saina registered three back-to-back titles this year, winning the Indian Open, Singapore Open and defending the Indonesian Open. But the icing of the cake for her was the Commonwealth Games gold medal. In the Asian Games last month, Saina, however, lost in the quarterfinals to Pui Yin Yip of Hong Kong.
News On AIR | December 11, 2010 8:47 PM