Saina Nehwal has bowed out the Indonesian Open Super Series Badminton tournament. In the quarterfinal in Jakarta today, she lost to China's Shixian Wang in three sets 21-16, 12-21, 18-21. In the Men's singles, Parupalli Kashyap entered the semifinals. Continuing his giant-killing spree, the Indian rallied to shock World No. 1 Chen Long to make the last four grade. Kashyap, ranked 12th in the world, beat the top seeded Chinese 14-21, 21-17, 21-14 in a contest that lasted an hour and three minutes. Coming into this match, Long had a 7-1 head-to-head record against Kashyap. Kashyap's last victory against Long also came in this very tournament in 2012.
News On AIR | June 5, 2015 6:40 PM
Saina Nehwal crashes out, Kashyap sails into Indonesian Open semis