Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu continued their winning run at the Malaysia Open Badminton Tournament to reach the women's singles quarterfinals today. Saina brushed aside Korean Bae Yeon Ju 21-10, 21-16 in a match that lasted a little over half an hour. Olympic bronze medallist Saina stamped her authority on the second round clash against Bae as she reached a 11-3 lead at the interval in both the games and didn't give much chance to her opponent to make a comeback. Saina has now beaten the Korean nine times in 13 meetings. Now, Saina has set up a meeting with Thailand's Porntip Buranaprasertsuk.Earlier, PV Sindhu had also advanced to the quarter-finals of the tournament. In the second round match, she defeated seventh placed Ji Hyun Sung of Korea in straight games, 22-20, 21-17.
News On AIR | April 7, 2016 7:23 PM
Saina, Sindhu enter quarterfinals of Malaysia Open