Saina, Kashyap, Jairam post wins
23 Nov 2012 5:27 AM IST
London Olympics badminton bronze medallist Saina Nehwal made short work of Aprilla Yuswandari of Indonesia to move into the women’s singles second round of the $250,000 Hong Kong Open Super Series on Wednesday.
In men’s singles, Ajay Jayaram and London Olympics quarter-finalist Parupalli Kashyap also won their respective ties to advance to the next round of the final Super Series tournament of the calendar. Seeded third, Saina won 22-20, 21-8 in 33 minutes at the Hong Kong Coliseum to clinch a third career victory in as many matches over the World No.34 Indonesian.
In the first game, it was a neck-and-neck fight between the two Asians. Saina reached game point with Aprillia at 17. But the Indonesian saved all three of them, levelling the game at 20-all. But the World No.3 Indian was quick to take the next two points and wrap the game. Saina proved too good for Aprillia in the second game as she raced away to a 19-6 lead, winning 10 straight points. The 22-year-old took just one match-point to seal the deal. Mumbai’s Jayaram won a thrilling encounter to upset World No.17 Zhengming Wang of China 22-20, 23-21 while Kashyap stunned seventh seeded Jan O Jorgensen of Denmark 24-22, 20-22, 22-20 in a marathon match.
In men’s singles, Ajay Jayaram and London Olympics quarter-finalist Parupalli Kashyap also won their respective ties to advance to the next round of the final Super Series tournament of the calendar. Seeded third, Saina won 22-20, 21-8 in 33 minutes at the Hong Kong Coliseum to clinch a third career victory in as many matches over the World No.34 Indonesian.
In the first game, it was a neck-and-neck fight between the two Asians. Saina reached game point with Aprillia at 17. But the Indonesian saved all three of them, levelling the game at 20-all. But the World No.3 Indian was quick to take the next two points and wrap the game. Saina proved too good for Aprillia in the second game as she raced away to a 19-6 lead, winning 10 straight points. The 22-year-old took just one match-point to seal the deal. Mumbai’s Jayaram won a thrilling encounter to upset World No.17 Zhengming Wang of China 22-20, 23-21 while Kashyap stunned seventh seeded Jan O Jorgensen of Denmark 24-22, 20-22, 22-20 in a marathon match.
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