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

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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!

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

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

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

And she has EIGHT MATCH POINTS AT 20-12

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

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

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

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

The Indian is now 7 points ahead at 17-10

Ayustine takes a point for 10-15

And extends it to 15-9

Nehwal inches ahead to 14-9

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

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

The World No. 50 now trails 8-10

And Nehwal has gone up 10-7.

Ayustine takes a point to close in on 7-9

Saina goes up 9-6 now

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

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

And she extends it to 7-5

Saina has taken a slim lead of 6-5 here

And they are locked at 5-5 now!!

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

Ayustine nudges ahead to 4-2.

And the Indonesian accelerates to 3-1 now

Saina makes it 1-1 through some clever shotmaking

GAME 3

Ayustine has jumped to 1-0

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

Saina levels it by taking the second game 21-18

And she has TWO GAME POINTS at 20-18

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

And Ayustine has levelled it at 18-18

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

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

And the Indian surges ahead to 18-12

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

And she extends it to 16-11 presently.

Nehwal now up 15-10

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

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

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

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

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

But the Indian has wrested control again for 12-4

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

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

Saina takes an 11-3 lead at half-time

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

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