Saina Nehwal vs PV Sindhu Live Badminton Score and Commentary India Open Quarter-finals

PV Sindhu beats Saina Nehwal, 21-16, 22-20.

Updated: 31 March 2017 19:23 IST - Published: March, 31 2017 06:30 PM IST

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That was such a treat for the badminton fans in India. Sindhu now goes on to meet the second seed Sung Ji Hyun.

The match lasted 47 minutes. Surely it was worthy of all the pre-match hype. Saina might have lost but she did show that she is improving with every tournament since her surgery.

What a way to finish it! The shuttle just kissed the line as PV went for a down the line winner!

And Sindhu takes it! 21-16, 22-20.

High shot from PV that just lands inside the baseline.

Service error from Saina! 20-20

Body smash fired by Saina for 20-19

Saina fumbles at the net and it is 19-19

Yet another power-packed smash from PV. 18-19

Powerful shot from the Rio medallist. 17-19

Poor execution from PV at the net. Saina up 19-16

A fighting Sindhu makes it 16-18

Now Sindhu misses and Saina goes up 18-15

Winner that just kisses the line from PV. 15-16

Saina misses and her lead is now 16-14

Sindhu makes it 13-16

Body smash and 16-12

Yet another body smash by Saina to advance to 15-12

Sindhu is coming back. She trails 12-14

Saina found the court open. Doesn't make a mistake. She is up 14-10

Sindhu reduces the gap to trail 10-13

Body smash from Saina for 13-9

And she makes her mark. 9-12

PV finally gets a point for 8-12

Can she hold on to it and force a decider?

Calm and steady, that was a show of experience from the former World No. 1.

Brilliant dropshot by Saina for 11-7

Saina increases the lead further to 10-7

The 2-point lead is still there at 9-7

But she regroups for 8-6

Saina trying to move her opponent around the court but her own errors costing her dearly.

Saina is still in the lead at 7-5.

The crowd is cheering loudly for their former champion!! What an atmosphere at the Siri Fort Stadium!

Some aggressive returning from Nehwal but she misses the line and lets PV come back to 4-6

And it is 6-3

Saina stops her to go up 5-3

What a delicate backhand shot from PV for 3-4

Jump smash from PV to make it 2-4

And she makes it 4-1

3-1 for Nehwal and the crowd goes crazy

It is 2-1 for Saina.

Second Game

Saina goes up 1-0 only to see Sindhu levelling it at 1-1

Can the former champion stage a comeback?

19 minutes were needed to complete the opening game.

She converts with a delicate backhand flick at the net. Sindhu up 21-16.

What a fabulous smash from PV for 20-16

Saina cuts down the lead. She trails at 16-19

PV's shot now lands long. She is up 19-15

Saina's shot lands wide. PV up 19-14

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