Saina Nehwal vs Akane Yamaguchi, Live Badminton Score and Updates, China Open Super Series 2017 Round 2

Yamaguchi def Nehwal, 21-18, 21-11 to enter the quarter-finals

Updated: 16 November 2017 11:17 IST - Published: 16 November 2017 10:22 IST

Defending champion PV Sindhu is now the only Indian left at the 2017 China Open. She plays her second round match later today.

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It was a good fight from Saina in the first game but Akane just imposed her game throughout the second and never relinquished control. Saina found it difficult to read her deceptions and ultimately looked tired and clueless.

Final score: Yamaguchi def Nehwal, 21-18, 21-11 to enter the quarter-finals.

And Yamaguchi takes it, 21-11

Akane goes up to match points.

20-11

Saina pretty much clueless now.

Yamaguchi up 18-11

And it's a FIVE-point advantage for Akane now as Saina fades away further.

16-11 Akane leads

Time running out for the Indian.

She trails 10-14

And Akane goes up further to 13-9

12-9 is the lead for Yamaguchi now

Yamaguchi up 11-8 at the mid-game interval

Yamaguchi goes up to 10-7

Saina still finding Akane's deceptions troublesome....finding it difficult to read and anticipate them.

She trails 6-9

It is 8-5 for the fifth seed now

Saina got two points back but Akane still looking very comfortable.

7-4 is the lead for the Japanese

It's 6-2 for Yamaguchi

And the Japanese has built a 4-2 lead

SECOND GAME

Yamaguchi using her deceptions well to take a 3-2 lead

Wow! What fighting spirit and determination from the Japanese!

She trailed for 80% of the game, yet managed to come back in the end and pocket the first game!

Yamaguchi bags the first game, 21-18.

Game points for Yamaguchi.

20-18

There's a shift in momentum as Akane now snatches the lead from Saina and goes up to 19-18

It's 17-17 as Akane levels it up.

And the game has become a pretty intense one.

Saina leads, albeit only barely, 17-16

Saina once more grabs the advantage and goes up to 15-13

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