| Saina in semis, Sindhu out of Australian Open | | | | Sydney, June 27: While India's Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal marched into the women's singles semi-finals, compatriot P.V. Sindhu had to bite the dust as her campaign came to an end in the quarter-finals of the $750,000 Australian Badminton Open Super Series here Friday. Sixth seed Saina needed only 47 minutes in the last-eight clash to oust Japan's Eriko Hirose 21-18, 21-9 to level her career head-to-head to 4-all. Saina started in dominating fashion by taking an 8-2 lead but Eriko came back strongly to level the match (12-all). |
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