2014 champion Nehwal lost 18-21, 11-21 to the fifth seeded Akane Yamaguchi in 37 minutes.
12:24 (IST)16 NOV 2017
Saina @NSaina was in such a good flow in the first game leading 17-14, ended up losing 18-21,11-21 to Akane Yamaguchi. Come back stronger for the Hong Kong Open Champ! We want to see you play in the Superseries Finals. #Badminton
— Indian Sports Fan! (@SportsFan_India) November 16, 2017
12:20 (IST)16 NOV 2017
@NSaina has been so so disappointing against Yamaguchi for 4th straight time this year...this is so not Saina we know
— Vineet Manotra (@vineetmanotra) November 16, 2017
12:20 (IST)16 NOV 2017
@NSaina ma’am saw your whole game with yamaguchi, sorry for this one. But you need to reduce and increase your court coverage. Also need to get some aggression in the game! Can’t see loose like this.
— Ravneet Singh (@singhravneet7) November 16, 2017
12:18 (IST)16 NOV 2017
@NSaina Never mind the loss in second round against Akane.. It is extremely difficult to play a Super series after Nationals with so little gap.. I think there should be a minimum of three weeks gap... All the best for Hong Kong Open...This photo will cheer you up. :) :) pic.twitter.com/Isl9duva0I
— Lakshminarayan (LN) (@nlnarayan) November 16, 2017
12:18 (IST)16 NOV 2017
#sainanehwal very sad that u literally gave up on last 4 points. loss wd have not hurt that much as much ur surrendering did @NSaina
— raj hans (@raj_235145) November 16, 2017
12:13 (IST)16 NOV 2017
Saina Nehwal lost~~ She needs to at least reach FINAL in #HongKongSS in order to qualify to Dubai. Small chance now.. https://t.co/bYythcDQ6e
— Badminton Talk (@BadmintonTalk) November 16, 2017
12:12 (IST)16 NOV 2017
Hard luck for Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy as they crash out of the #ChinaSSP in the 2nd round.
— Sports Sutra 🇮🇳 (@SpoSutra) November 16, 2017
12:12 (IST)16 NOV 2017
Hard luck for Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy as they crash out of the #ChinaSSP in the 2nd round.
— Sports Sutra 🇮🇳 (@SpoSutra) November 16, 2017
12:11 (IST)16 NOV 2017
Third time in 3 tournaments @NSaina falls to Yamaguchi. And second time she just gave up in the second game. This is an issue that Gopichand and his team has to address in earnest.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) November 16, 2017
12:08 (IST)16 NOV 2017
That was brutal by Yamaguchi again. Saina loses to her for the 4th time in a row.#ChinaSSP
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) November 16, 2017
12:07 (IST)16 NOV 2017
Just sit back and admire Yamaguchi's defensive skills. From powerful backhand strokes to accuracy at the net, she's got everything. #ChinaSSP
— Shivam Damohe (@mancpunk) November 16, 2017
12:06 (IST)16 NOV 2017
Painful loss yet again for #Saina. Come back strong girl #ChinaSS
— anjali banerjee (@anjali_banerjee) November 16, 2017
12:05 (IST)16 NOV 2017
Saina needs to find new tactics to tackle Yamaguchi after yet another hiding https://t.co/ZoeAmXaxht
— Abhijeet Kulkarni (@abk6580) November 16, 2017
12:04 (IST)16 NOV 2017
If He Bingjiao reaches QF today, Saina's hopes of Dubai are over, even He Bin doesn't reach QF today, Saina has to win the title and expect He to go home in 1st round at hongkong
— india_badminton (@india_badminton) November 16, 2017