Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal stands just a win away from clinching her second title of the year after she stunned world number two and top seed Chinese Shixian Wang in a gruelling three-game semi-final contest of the Star Australian Super Series.
SAINA BREAKS CHINESE WALL, ENTERS FINAL OF AUS OPEN
Sixth-seeded and Olympic bronze medallist Saina prevailed 21-19, 16-21, 21-15 in a marathon match, which lasted an hour and 16 minutes. Indian ace expressed her happiness through social media.
Beat world number 2 Wang Shixian in a tough 3 game match. Through to the final of the Australian Open super series!”((
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She said after recording her fifth overall win against the Chinese nemesis, which took their head-to-head record to 5-3.Saina, who had ended up on the losing side in their previous two encounters — the most recent being the All England Championships, showed tremendous grit to outsmart the top-seeded Wang. Saina had earlier this year won the India Open Grand Prix Gold in Delhi.
