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Saina Nehwal crashes out of Swiss Open

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ANI New Delhi

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal crashed out of the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton tournament in Basel.

Saina, in the semi-finals yesterday, lost to lower-placed Yihan Wang of China in straight games, 11-21, 19-21.

This was Yihan's 10th victory over Saina, with the ace Indian shuttler winning just 4 games against the Chinese.

In the Men's section, unseeded HS Prannoy stormed into the final yesterday beating Tzu Wei Wang of Chinese Taipei, 12-21, 21-14, 23-21.

He will play for the title today against the seventh seed German, Marc Zwiebler.

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First Published: Mar 20 2016 | 8:28 AM IST

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