2017 Indonesia Super Series Premier: Saina Nehwal edges past Ratchanok Intanon in thrilling opening round encounter
Three-time Champion Saina Nehwal Made A Winning Start To Her Campaign At The Indonesia Super Series Premier Event By Edging Past Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon In A Nerve-racking Opening Round.
Three-time champion Saina Nehwal made a winning start to her campaign at the Indonesia Super Series Premier event by edging past Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon in a nerve-racking opening round.
Saina, who has slipped out of the World top-10 for the first time in seven years, rallied her way to a 17-21 21-18 21-12 win over the eighth seeded Thai player, who is a formerWorld Champion.
Saina, who had a 7-5 head-to-head record against Ratchanok, will face another Thai player Nitchaon Jindapol in the next round and is likely to clash with World No. 1 Tai TzuYing in the quarters.
In mixed doubles, B Sumeeth Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa suffered a 12-21 9-21 loss to Indonesian combo of Irfan Fadhilah and Weni Anggraini to crash out of the tournament.
Saina made a good start to the match, leading 10-4 at one stage but she blew the advantage after the break as Ratchanok clawed back at 14-14 and then marched ahead to earn the bragging rights.
In the second game, Saina opened up a 12-7 lead and despite the Thai girl levelling scores at 16-16, the Indian surged ahead to bounce back.In the decider, Saina dished out a dominating game as she lead right from the start 8-2 and didn't give any chance to Ratchanok to make a comeback.
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