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05:48 (GMT)25 APR 2018
Saina is continuing from where she left in Gold Coast!!! That will certainly give her a lot of confidence ahead of a possible second round showdown with world champion Nozomi Okuhara!
05:46 (GMT)25 APR 2018
That was a masterclass from the former World No. 1 in 32 minutes!!!!
05:45 (GMT)25 APR 2018
SAINA NEHWAL WINS!!!!!!!
21-12, 21-9
05:45 (GMT)25 APR 2018
Min saves three match points
9-20
05:44 (GMT)25 APR 2018
And she saves yet another!
8-20
05:44 (GMT)25 APR 2018
Min saves a match point
05:43 (GMT)25 APR 2018
FOURTEEN MATCH POINTS FOR NEHWAL!
20-6
05:42 (GMT)25 APR 2018
It's 19-6 for the Indian now!
05:42 (GMT)25 APR 2018
SAINA IS RACING TOWARDS THE FINISH LINE NOW!!!!!
18-5
05:41 (GMT)25 APR 2018
15-5 for Saina
05:40 (GMT)25 APR 2018
Saina now has a TEN-POINT ADVANTAGE AT 14-4
05:37 (GMT)25 APR 2018
12-3 to the Indian post-interval
05:36 (GMT)25 APR 2018
Nehwal has an 11-2 lead going into the mid-game break!
05:35 (GMT)25 APR 2018
It's 10-2 to the Indian now!
One-way traffic!!
05:34 (GMT)25 APR 2018
It's 7-2 for Nehwal now!
She is in cruise control mode!
05:33 (GMT)25 APR 2018
It's 4-2 for the Commonwealth Games gold medallist
05:32 (GMT)25 APR 2018
Saina opens up a 3-1 lead in Game 2
05:28 (GMT)25 APR 2018
Nehwal bags the opening game 21-12
That was pretty easy towards the end!
05:27 (GMT)25 APR 2018
EIGHT GAME POINTS FOR NEHWAL AT 20-12
05:27 (GMT)25 APR 2018
Saina adds 3 more points and is now looking to get the game
19-11
05:24 (GMT)25 APR 2018
Saina is steadily increasing her advantage over Min.
She now leads 16-11
05:23 (GMT)25 APR 2018
It's 14-10 to the Indian!
She is in no mood to relent!
05:22 (GMT)25 APR 2018
Saina maintains her three-point advantage post-interval.
12-9 she leads
05:20 (GMT)25 APR 2018
Saina stops the comeback then and there!
With brutal attack, she jumps ahead to 11-8 going into the mid-game break!!!
05:18 (GMT)25 APR 2018
Now the momentum has shifted to Min's side as she bags two points to trail 7-8
05:17 (GMT)25 APR 2018
Nehwal pockets three quick points and builds up an 8-5 lead
05:16 (GMT)25 APR 2018
Not much to choose between the two at the moment! 5-5
05:15 (GMT)25 APR 2018
It is all level presently at 4-4
05:14 (GMT)25 APR 2018
But Min gets aggressive and adds a few points to wrest away the lead from Saina!
Min is up 4-2
05:13 (GMT)25 APR 2018
Nehwal makes a bright start and opens up a 2-1 lead
05:13 (GMT)25 APR 2018
Good morning! The match is about to begin!
04:56 (GMT)25 APR 2018
Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's live coverage of the women's singles event of the Badminton Asia Championships. India's Saina Nehwal will take on World No. 101 Yeo Jia Min of Singapore.
The Indian shuttler has been in good form this year, having made it to the final of the Indonesia Masters. She also made it to the quarters at the India Open. However, the World No. 12 crashed out in the first round of the All England Open, tasting defeat at the hands of Tai Tzu Ying.
Most recently, she beat compatriot PV Sindhu and clinched gold at the Commonwealth Games. Today, she is expected to breeze past Jia Min but a sterner test awaits her in the coming rounds. In the quarters, she could potentially face World No. 6 Nozomi Okuhara. Stay tuned for all Live updates.
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