Saina Nehwal Loses to Carolina Marin in Quarter-Finals of Indonesia Open
Saina Nehwal failed to breach the defence of Carolina Marin and lost 22-24 11-21 after a 47-minute battle in women's singles competition
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Saina Nehwal lost to Carolina Marin of Spain In Indonesia Open quarters
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Saina Nehwal lost 22-24 11-21 after a 47-minute match
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Saina Nehwal has won Indonesia title three times in the past
Olympic-bound ace Indian badminton player Saina Nehwal was defeated by World No. 1 Carolina Marin of Spain in the quarter-finals of the USD 900,000 Indonesia Super Series Premier on Friday.
London Olympic bronze medallist Saina, who has won the Indonesia title three times in the past, failed to breach the defence of Carolina and lost 22-24 11-21 to the All England and World Champion after a 47-minute battle in women's singles competition.
Eight seed Saina had lagged behind 7-13 in the opening game at one stage but the Indian showed tremendous grit to fight back and grab the lead 16-14 and then 19-16, only to let the advantage slip as the Spaniard earned the bragging rights.
In the second game, Saina was nowhere as the top seed dominated right from the start and kept distancing herself from the Indian to comfortably shut the door on the 25-year-old from Hyderabad.