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Saina reaches China Open final

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IANS Fuzhou (China)

Leading Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal entered the women's singles final of the $700,000 China Open Super Series Premier by notching a straight games win here Saturday.

The Olympic bronze medallist defeated Chinese Liu Xin 21-17, 21-17 in 47 minutes at the Haixia Olympic Sport Center.

Sixth seed Saina will face either South Korean fifth seed Yeon Ju Bae or Japanese Akane Yamaguchi in the summit clash.

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First Published: Nov 15 2014 | 1:08 PM IST

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