Saina Nehwal is set to face Tai Tzu Ying in the final of the Denmark Open on Sunday. The Indian shuttler had to go past tough competition to reach the summit clash. She defeated Akane Yamaguchi and Nozomi Okuhara to reach the semis. In the semifinal match, she faced a relatively easier opponent in Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, whom she defeated in straight games. In the final, Nehwal will face the same opponent who defeated her in the Asian Games semifinal earlier this year. Catch Live score and updates of Saina Nehwal vs Tai Tzu Ying Denmark Open Final
Top Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal stormed into the women’s singles final of Denmark Open with an easy win over Gregoria Tunjung of Indonesia but Kidambi Srikanth suffered a straight game defeat in the men’s singles semifinals to bow out of the tournament in Odense on Saturday. Olympic bronze medallist Saina beat Tunjung 21-11 21-12 in a one-sided semifinal match that lasted just 30 minutes. Saina will face world number one and nemesis Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in the summit clash on Sunday. Tai Tzu has an overwhelming 12-5 career head-to-head record against Saina. Saina last defeated Tai Tzu in 2013 and since then the Chinese Taipei shuttler has been victorious in the last 10 matches between the two.
