Saina Nehwal vs Sung Ji Hyun Live Score and Commentary Australian Open 2017 First Round

Saina Nehwal wins, 21-10, 21-16

Updated: 21 June 2017 12:02 IST - Published: 21 June 2017 11:14 IST

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That was some performance by the defending champion after a most disappointing Indonesian Open campaign last week. Hope she can continue this.

Final score: 21-10, 21-16 win for Saina Nehwal

SAINA NEHWAL WINS!!!!!!

And Saina grabs THE NEXT FOUR POINTS too to race ahead to 20-16....match points now.

A long rally goes to the Indian and she makes her way forward to 16-15

And LIKE THE CHAMPION THAT SHE IS, SAINA COMES BACK to make it 15-15

She continues to maintain her FOUR-point advantage...Sung up 15-11

Now the fourth seed makes her march ahead to 14-10

Sung inches ahead to 11-10 at half-time

It is back to being extremely competitive as both players not ready to give the other any inch of space...10-10

But the defending champion takes the next 2 points to trail 8-9 now

And it's THREE straight points to the Korean....9-6 for Sung. Signs of a comeback?

Longer rallies...both trying to tire out the other....6-6

It is a very tight game now....5-5

Saina has come back to level the score at 3-3 after trailing 1-3.

SECOND GAME

It's a 2-0 lead for Sung in the second game. Could we be seeing a fightback?

Saina pockets the first game, 21-10

GAME POINTS GALORE....20-9

It's 19-9 now

18-6 now for the Indian

Saina is cruising at 17-5 now...so determined and ruthless

It's a NINE-POINT gap now....Saina leads 14-5

And the two-time winner continues in the same vein...up 13-4

It is 11-4 for Saina at the interval.