Wednesday 17 October 2018

Saina Nehwal survives scare, PV Sindhu ousted in first round: Denmark Open

New Delhi: Saina Nehwal survived a scare before progressing to the second round of the Denmark Open but it was heartbreak for Rio silver medalist P.V. Sindhu, who crashed out after being stunned by unseeded American Beiwen Zhang in the opening round of the womens singles event here on Tuesday.

P.V Sindhu crashed out of the Denmark Open after a 17-21, 21-16, 18-21 loss to Beiwen Zhang of USA in the first round. This is Sindhu’s only first round exit in 2018 so far.

On the other hand, Saina Nehwal survived a scare against Hong Kong’s Cheung Ngan Yi 20-22, 21-17, 24-22 to enter the second round of the tourname.World Badminton Championships

The match went down to the wire with both the shuttlers going for the kill. But the London Olympics bronze medalist finally managed to keep her cool and save two match points at 21-20 and 22-21 in the decider which helped her pocket the pulsating tie.

Earlier, Sindhu succumbed to her third consecutive loss to American Zhang, who also beat the Hyderabad at the Indian Open in February this year.

After meekly losing the opening game 17-21, the 23-year-old Sindhu came back strongly in the second and did not allow the American to move ahead before finally winning it 21-16.

In the decider, the American bounced back in style to first take a 12-8 lead before Sindhu hit back to make it 14-13 in her favour.

From thereon, both the shuttlers went neck and neck before the match ended in Zhang’s favour with the score line reading a close 21-18.

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