Saina in Malaysian Open final
May 7th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, May 7 (IANS) India’s Saina Nehwal stormed into the final of the Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold badminton with a 21-14, 21-13 victory over seventh-seeded Ji Hyun Sung of South Korea at Alor Setar Saturday.
It was top-seeded Saina’s third straight win over Sung and she now leads the head-to-head meeting 3-0.
In the title clash, Saina plays second-seeded Chinese Xin Wang, who defeated fourth-seeded Youn Joo Bae of South Korea 21-6, 21-19.
Saina never faced much fight from Sung and closed the match in just 35 minutes.
The Indian opened a 12-6 lead in the first game and did not give it away to take a 1-0 lead.
Saina carried the momentum in the second game and swiftly notched up a 10-4 lead. Sung put up a brief fightback to reduce the margin to 16-13 but Saina reeled off five points in a row to take the game and the match.
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