Saina Nehwal tames Nozomi Okuhara to enter Malaysia Masters semifinals, Srikanth loses
PTI / Jan 18, 2019, 15:24 (IST)
Saina Nehwal scripted a hard-fought straight-game win over former world champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan to enter the women's singles semifinals but a fighting Kidambi Srikanth crashed out of the $350,000 Malaysia Masters on Friday. Seventh seeded Saina, who had a 8-4 head-to-head record against Okuhara before Friday, fought back from 9-15 and 14-18 down in the two games to extend her dominance over the second-seeded Japanese with a 21-18 23-21 win.