Saina Nehwal will play the winner of the other semi-final between Chen Yufei and Carolina Marin for the title on Sunday
OTHER SPORTS Updated: Jan 26, 2019 16:30 IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Saina Nehwal defeated China’s He Bingjiao 18-21, 21-12, 21-18 in their Indonesia Masters semi-final to reach the final.
It was an intense three-set battle before Nehwal held her nerves in the deciding game to win the match. The Indian shuttler started the match strongly but blew a substantial lead to surrender the first game 18-21.
She made a strong comeback in the second game to take it 21-12. The deciding game turned out to be a tense affair as both the shuttlers refused to give an inch to the other. However, Nehwal held her nerves to prevail over her Chinese opponent 21-18 to win the thriller.
Nehwal will play the winner of the other semi-final between Chen Yufei and Carolina Marin for the title on Sunday.
Source: Hindustan Times
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