It was an easy passage into the quarterfinal for Saina Nehwal
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India’s Saina Nehwal booked a place into her third consecutive quarterfinal at the Australian Open Super Series after beating Goh Wei Jin 21-12 21-14 in the second round on Thursday.
The 26-year-old began the match on a positive note by taking a 4-1 lead but assumed complete control from 9-9 mark, when she clinched 4 points straight to go 13-9 up before winning 8 out of the next 11 points to win the opening game 21-12.
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The second game began on a close note but once Saina took a 11-9 lead at the interval, it was all one-way traffic and the Indian romped home to a 21-14 game win to seal a place in the quarterfinals.
Srikanth progresses as well
The big Men’s Singles hope Kidambi Srikanth also had a safe passage into the quarterfinal, defeating Soni Kuncuro 21-19-21 12 to book his place in the quarterfinal stage of the competition.
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Shankar covered the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup held in India, which Australia won by beating India in the final. He strives to be sensible in his reporting to deliver accurate, relevant, and ethical information.
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