Dubai, December 10 – Saina Nehwal scripted a remarkable victory over reigning world champion Carolina Marin to turn around her campaign at the BWF Superseries Finals even as Srikanth faces exit after suffering his second straight loss in the men’s singles.
Facing an early exit after her capitulation against Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara yesterday, Saina notched up a memorable 23-21 9-21 21-12 win over the world No. 1 in a match that lasted an hour and 15 minutes. The Hyderabadi shuttler plays defending champion Tai Tzu Ying in her final league match tomorrow.
World No. 8 Srikanth’s campaign is almost over after he went down 13-21 18-21 to Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen in a Group B match. His hopes of progressing any further hinges on a match between Japan’s Kento Momota and Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen.
The 22-year-old from Guntur will meet Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen tomorrow in his final Group B match.