Create

Saina Nehwal vs Dinar Dyah Ayustine Live Score and Commentary Macau Open Second Round

By Sportskeeda Desk | Last ModifiedDec 01, 2016 06:19 GMT
topic-thumbnail

06:19 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

And that's it from us, friends! Hope you enjoyed our live coverage. We shall be back tomorrow with the live coverage of Saina Nehwal's quarter-final match. Goodbye and have a great day.

06:17 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

Every match is important for Saina at this stage as she needs to get back the feel of high-level competition again. She might be struggling and it is not unexpected given she is recovering from a surgery but as the matches wear on, she is also getting back her fighting spirit. And that is so good to see!

06:15 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

Saina Nehwal thus moves into the quarter-finals where she faces World No. 224 Zhang Yiman of China.

06:13 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

Full score: 17-21, 21-18, 21-12

06:12 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

SAINA TAKES THE THIRD GAME 21-12 AND WINS THE MATCH!!!!!!!

06:12 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

And she has EIGHT MATCH POINTS AT 20-12

06:11 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

She is 2 points away from the win at 19-12 now!!!!!

06:11 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

Saina is nearing victory! Up ahead 18-12 now!!

06:10 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

Another point for the lower-ranked player who is now 12-17

06:10 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

A long rally goes to Ayustine who trails 11-17 now

06:09 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

The Indian is now 7 points ahead at 17-10

06:08 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

Ayustine takes a point for 10-15

06:08 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

And extends it to 15-9

06:07 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

Nehwal inches ahead to 14-9

06:06 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

Post-break, Saina still has the advantage at 12-9.

06:04 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

At half-time, Nehwal is ahead 11-8.

06:03 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

The World No. 50 now trails 8-10

06:02 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

And Nehwal has gone up 10-7.

06:02 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

Ayustine takes a point to close in on 7-9

06:01 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

Saina goes up 9-6 now

06:00 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

She still has a 2-point lead at 8-6

06:00 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

Can she run away with the game now much like she did in the first half of the 2nd game?

06:00 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

And she extends it to 7-5

05:59 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

Saina has taken a slim lead of 6-5 here

05:59 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

And they are locked at 5-5 now!!

05:58 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

Hard-fought game already and Saina not giving up! She has come back for 4-4

05:57 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

Ayustine nudges ahead to 4-2.

05:56 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

And the Indonesian accelerates to 3-1 now

05:56 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

Saina makes it 1-1 through some clever shotmaking

05:55 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

GAME 3

Ayustine has jumped to 1-0

05:53 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

Saina now needs to be careful not to concede an early string of errors.

05:52 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

Saina levels it by taking the second game 21-18

05:51 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

And she has TWO GAME POINTS at 20-18

05:51 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

But Saina has applied brakes to the Indonesian's momentum and has gone ahead to 19-18

05:50 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

And Ayustine has levelled it at 18-18

05:49 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

It's a looong rally which goes in favour of Ayustine. She now trails 16-18

05:46 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

Ayustine closing in through some splendid defence! She now trails 15-18

05:45 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

And the Indian surges ahead to 18-12

05:44 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

6-point lead for Saina!!!! She is up 17-11.

05:43 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

And she extends it to 16-11 presently.

05:42 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

Nehwal now up 15-10

05:42 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

Once more, Ayustine manages to cut down the big lead for just a 4-point gap. Saina up 14-10.

05:41 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

5-point lead for Nehwal. She is up 14-9

05:41 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

Saina's defensive skills are on point today! She is up 13-8

05:40 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

Saina needs to be careful here. Ayustine has come within 8-12 now.

05:39 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

Rallies are getting longer and grittier now. The pace of the match has slowed down post-break. But Saina still has a healthy lead of 12-6

05:37 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

But the Indian has wrested control again for 12-4

05:37 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

After the break, Ayustine stops Saina's march for 4-11.

05:36 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

11 points in a row for Saina from 0-3 down! That was FANTASTIC!!!

05:36 (GMT)1 DEC 2016

Saina takes an 11-3 lead at half-time

chat-icon Live Chat online
Sportskeeda logo
Close menu
WWE
WWE
NBA
NBA
NFL
NFL
MMA
MMA
Tennis
Tennis
NHL
NHL
Golf
Golf
MLB
MLB
Soccer
Soccer
F1
F1
WNBA
WNBA
More
More
bell-icon Manage notifications