That wraps up our live coverage of the 2017 All England Championships. Hope you enjoyed it. See you next week during the Swiss Open coverage where Saina Nehwal is the top seed. Till then, au revoir!
If anything, this performance proves she is near to her very best and has completely recovered from the knee surgery. Soon she will be back to challenging for the biggest titles.
That was a gritty fight from Saina towards the end to save 3 match points but in the end, it was not to be. It will hurt but she can be proud of the effort she put up.