India star shuttler Saina Nehwal advanced to the women’s singles 2nd round of the Barcelona Spain Masters with a win over Germany’s Yvonne Li, while Kidambi Srikanth beat compatriot Shubhankar Dey 23-21, 21-18 to advance further.
Saina Nehwal entered 2nd round of Barcelona Spain Masters. (IANS Photo)
HIGHLIGHTS
- Saina Nehwal advanced to 2nd round of the Barcelona Spain Masters
- Nehwal defeated Germany’s Yvonne Li 21-16, 21-14
- HS Prannoy lost to Malaysian Daren Liew 18-21, 15-21
India’s Olympic bronze medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal advanced to the women’s singles second round of the USD 170,000 Barcelona Spain Masters with a 21-16 21-14 win over Germany’s Yvonne Li here on Wednesday.
Sania took just 35 minutes to beat her opponent in the first round match.
Pranaav Jerry Chopra and Sikki N Reddy also won their mixed doubles first-round match against Denmark’s Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra Boje 10-21 21-16 21-17.
However, HS Prannoy lost to Malaysian Daren Liew 18-21 15-21 to bow out of the tournament.
Saina is looking to keep her Tokyo Olympic hopes alive after an inconsistent outing in 2019 and she also didn’t enjoy a good start this year. She has crossed the first round in only one of the three events in 2020.
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