French Open: Saina defeats Sapsiree to reach quarters

sainaParis: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal defeated Sapsiree Taerattanachai of Thailand 21-16, 21-13 to reach the women's singles quarterfinals of the French Open Super Series.

In a match that went for 37 minutes top seed Saina displayed some fabulous skill to win the match in straight sets. Both players looked a bit rusty in the first game and were neck to neck in terms of points, the scores were tied at 13 all and Saina showed some efficient racquet work to take the lead from there and win the game.

Saina was right on the money in the second game and took the early lead, she kept her dominance over the Thai to finish the match.

Saina will now face the winner from Aprilla Yuswandari - Ratchanok Intanon match.    

 

By Indian Sports News Network

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