World Championship: Sindhu assured bronze, Saina ousted
31 Aug 2014 5:06 AM IST
The 19-year-old Sindhu, who clinched the bronze at the 2013 World Championship in China, produced another gritty performance to see off All-England champion Shixian Wang of China 19-21, 21-19, 21-15 at Ballerup Super Arena. Earlier this month, Sindhu had won a bronze at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
Earlier, Olympic bronze-medallist Saina, seeded seventh, struggled against World No. 1 Li Xuerui and the Chinese took just 45 minutes to send the Indian packing with an identical 21-15 21-15 scoreline.
However, Sindhu, seeded 11th, showed once again why she is considered one of India’s finest shuttlers as she held her nerves in crucial moments during the energy-sapping battle to record her fourth win against Wang. Sindhu will now face the winner of the match between Chinese Taipei’s Tzu Ying Tai and and Spaniard Carolina Marin.
In the quarterfinal contest, Sindhu and Wang were locked in a battle of attrition and rode on each other’s mistakes to gather points. In the end, it was the Indian who held her nerves in a nail-biting three setter.
Earlier, Olympic bronze-medallist Saina, seeded seventh, struggled against World No. 1 Li Xuerui and the Chinese took just 45 minutes to send the Indian packing with an identical 21-15 21-15 scoreline.
However, Sindhu, seeded 11th, showed once again why she is considered one of India’s finest shuttlers as she held her nerves in crucial moments during the energy-sapping battle to record her fourth win against Wang. Sindhu will now face the winner of the match between Chinese Taipei’s Tzu Ying Tai and and Spaniard Carolina Marin.
In the quarterfinal contest, Sindhu and Wang were locked in a battle of attrition and rode on each other’s mistakes to gather points. In the end, it was the Indian who held her nerves in a nail-biting three setter.
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