Saina Nehwal crashed out of the women's singles but the mixed doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and V Diju earned a shot at the World Super Series Masters Badminton title in Johor Bahru, Malaysia today.Saina lost her hard fought semifinal 18-21, 18-21 to German Juliane Schenk while Jwala and Diju pipped Polish pair of Robert Mateusiak and Nadiezda Kostiuczy 21-19, 21-11 in their last four match.However, world number seven pair of Jwala and Diju brought smiles to the Indian camp by making the final and will take on Dane combo of Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pedersen.In their semis, they opened up a 2-0 lead but Mateusiak and Kostiuczy gave them a tough fight as the game was going neck-and-neck till the end. The scores reached 19-19 but the Indian players held their nerves to pocket the first game.
News On AIR | December 5, 2009 8:27 PM
Saina out, Jwala and Diju in at World Super Series title