Saina knocked out of WBC tourney
Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On Friday, August 14, 2009 at 8:48 PM
India's campaign at the World Badminton Championship came to an end on Friday with ace shuttler Saina Nehwal losing her quarter-final match against second seed Chinese Lin Wang just a few hours after the mixed doubles pair of Valiyaveetil Diju and Jwala Gutta were knocked out of the tournament.
Saina lost her match in straight sets 21-16, 21-19 against her higher ranked opponent at the SAAP Indoor Stadium, Gachibowli, in Hyderabad.
The Indian shuttler was leading 9-1 in the second game but squandered the chance to draw level and bowed out of the championship after a 39-minute contest.
Sania had defeated Lin in June to win the Indonesian Super Series title.
"She (Lin) was better prepared today. She was defending well. I made a few silly mistakes but I am happy with my performance. She played better at net and involved in more tabs and pushes which shows she was prepared," Saina was quoted as saying by PTI.
"I reached the pre-quarters in 2007 and this time I have reached quarters and I have beaten the top 10 players so I'm satisfied," she added.
Earlier, Diju and Gutta too lost their quarter-final match to Indonesian duo of Nova Widianto-Liliyana Natsir in straight sets.
Widianto and Natsir, seeded second and defending champions, beat Diju and Gutta comprehensively 21-16, 21 -14 in just 27 minutes.on courtsy with IBNlive.
Saina lost her match in straight sets 21-16, 21-19 against her higher ranked opponent at the SAAP Indoor Stadium, Gachibowli, in Hyderabad.
The Indian shuttler was leading 9-1 in the second game but squandered the chance to draw level and bowed out of the championship after a 39-minute contest.
Sania had defeated Lin in June to win the Indonesian Super Series title.
"She (Lin) was better prepared today. She was defending well. I made a few silly mistakes but I am happy with my performance. She played better at net and involved in more tabs and pushes which shows she was prepared," Saina was quoted as saying by PTI.
"I reached the pre-quarters in 2007 and this time I have reached quarters and I have beaten the top 10 players so I'm satisfied," she added.
Earlier, Diju and Gutta too lost their quarter-final match to Indonesian duo of Nova Widianto-Liliyana Natsir in straight sets.
Widianto and Natsir, seeded second and defending champions, beat Diju and Gutta comprehensively 21-16, 21 -14 in just 27 minutes.on courtsy with IBNlive.
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