Live Score French Open Badminton 2018 | Saina Nehwal vs Nozomi Okuhara | Commentary & Results

Nehwal def Okuhara 10-21, 21-14, 21-17 in 72 minutes to enter quarter-finals.

Updated: 25 October 2018 21:00 IST - Published: October, 25 2018 06:25 PM IST

Earlier in the day, Kidambi Srikanth too reached the quarter-finals.

And later tonight, PV Sindhu will be in action as she aims to join Saina and Srikanth in the last-eight.

Sindhu's match is expected to be around 10.15pm IST.

We'll bring you live updates from that match too.

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What a comeback that was from the Indian!

She beats Okuhara in Denmark and now in Paris as well!!!!

Final score: Nehwal def Okuhara 10-21, 21-14, 21-17 in 72 minutes to enter quarter-finals.

This is Saina's second consecutive win over Okuhara in as many weeks.

And Saina WINS this!!!!!

Four match points for Saina but Okuhara saves one.

It's 19-16 for the Indian now.

Two more points needed to win this!

Saina up 17-14 now

Okuhara won't be going away anywhere until and unless she gives it her all.

At the Korea Open, she came back from 4 match points down.

So Saina cannot afford to relax if she wants to win this.

Saina wins another rally and this time she goes up further to 16-12

This is a test of Saina's fitness and patience now.

She has so far passed the test with flying colours!

Can she keep doing it till the end?

She is up 15-12

Now Okuhara is trying to increase the rallies and impose her game in an attempt to come back.

Saina is still up 13-9

Okuhara added a point after the break.

Trails 8-12 now

It's 11-7 for Nehwal at the midgame interval.

10-7 now for Saina!

It's 9-6 for Nehwal

Clearly she is keen to repeat the things she did last week.

So far, she has been able to maintain her lead as well as her composure

She is now ahead at 8-5

Will she be able to hold on to it?

Saina is taking steps to build a small lead and put pressure on Okuhara.

Saina 6-4

It's soon all level at 3-3

In the decider, Okuhara has a slender lead of one point.

2-1

And Saina makes the comeback complete!

Takes the second game 21-14 and sets up a decider!

Game points galore for the Indian!

20-12

It's 19-12 for Saina now

2 more points for the Japanese here as she looks intent on making life tough for Saina.

How long can she carry on the comeback attempt?

Okuhara trails 12-18 now

Currently Saina is passing every test that the Japanese is subjecting her to.

Saina 18-10 now

Saina has been to keep herself calm despite the huge pressure of playing such a feisty opponent who refuses to give up.

Saina leads 16-8 now

It's 14-7 for Saina now.

Still looking pretty dominant!

It's a couple of quick points for Saina after the break as she continues to turn around this clash.

Up 13-6 now

It's 11-5 for Nehwal at the midgame interval.

Six points in a row for Nehwal!

What a turnaround!

Up 10-4

It's 8-4 for Saina now as Okuhara has simply lost her precision.

Three quick points for the Indian as she looks to build a streak here.

Saina up 7-4

This is highly competitive now.

They are evenly poised at 4-4

And she adds another point to go up to 4-2

Okuhara is fighting back but Saina is still ahead at 3-2

Saina has a mini lead of one point in the second game.

Up 2-1

Saina pulled back two more points but it was definitely not enough to subdue Okuhara.

The Japanese takes the first game 21-10.

10 points separate the two now.

Okuhara up 18-8

But Saina can't keep the fightback going much longer.

With three quick points, Okuhara surges to 17-8

Both are trying to blunt each other's attack.

The pace has thus slowed down.

Okuhara still up at 14-8

After the break, she adds a couple of quick points to go up further to 13-6

It's 11-6 for Okuhara at the midgame interval.

It's 10-5 now for Okuhara!

And 9-3 it is!

Saina is falling behind!

Okuhara surely has revenge on her mind after last week's loss. Saina too won't give up.

Saina got another point but Okuhara soon added three more points to extend her lead to 8-3

The rallies are already long and tiring!

Okuhara up 5-2

And the match has started!

Early momentum with Okuhara as she opens up a 4-2 lead.

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