At the Asian Badminton Championships in New Delhi, top seed and world number six Saina Nehwal has entered the semifinals of the women's singles. In the quarterfinals yesterday, Saina defeated Malaysian Mew Choo Wong in straight games 21-5, 21-13. But the rest of the Indian participants bowed out of the championship in their respective events. Aditi Mutatkar crashed out of the women's singles while in the mixed doubles, India's famed pair of Jwala Gutta and D. Viju had to face defeat. In the men's doubles quarter-finals, the duo of Rupesh and Sanave lost to Korean opponents.
News On AIR | April 17, 2010 9:22 AM
Badminton: Saina Nehwal advances to Semi-finals