Saina reaches pre-quarters
India’s top shuttler Saina Nehwal romped into the knockout stage of
women’s singles competition, while Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa also
kept their hopes alive in the women’s doubles event after recording
contrasting victories in their respective groups on London on Tuesday.
Saina, ranked fifth in the world, was in no difficulty at all as she
brushed aside the challenge of Belgium’s Lianne Tan with a straight
21-4, 21-14 scoreline in a group E match which lasted just 27 minutes.
Later in the evening, Commonwealth Games gold medalist pair of Jwala and
Ashwini also set the Wembly arena ablaze when they stunned world number
10 Yu Chin Chien and Wen Hsing Cheng of Chinese Taipei 25-23 16-21
21-18 in a Group B round in match here.
