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Saina Nehwal in Indonesian Open final

Updated on: 26 June,2011 07:41 AM IST  | 
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Defending champion Saina trumps Taiwan's Cheng 21-14, 14-21, 21-17 in semi-final; gets revenge for Singapore Open loss

Saina Nehwal in Indonesian Open final

Defending champion Saina trumps Taiwan's Cheng 21-14, 14-21, 21-17 in semi-final; gets revenge for Singapore Open lossu00a0

Defending champion Saina Nehwal of India moved into the final of the Indonesia Open Super Series badminton with a fighting 21-14, 14-21, 21-17 victory over Shao Chieh Cheng of Chinese Taipei on Saturday. In the final, she will meet Chinese Yihan Wang who beat Yanjiao Jiang 21-13, 21-12 in the other semi-final.


India's Saina Nehwal returns to Taiwan's Shao Chieh Cheng
during their Indonesia Open semi-final match on Saturday.
Saina won 21-14, 14-21, 21-17. PIC/AFP


Fourth seeded Saina, who is looking for a hat-trick of Indonesia Open title, took 45 minutes to go past unseeded Chieh Cheng, who upset top seed Shixian Wang of China in the second round. Saina, who lost to Chieh Cheng in the Singapore Open last week in the second round, told PTI: "I have seen her play in many tournaments. She is a very talented and hard working player. She is very dynamic and moves very fast on court.

"So it is important to have full force in the smashes or else she can retrieve from anywhere. It is a good win.
"I had lost closely to her, that too was my own fault as I had given two points. "I was upset after the match but I'm happy I could beat her today. She played well but I was pumped up to do well."

Saina is optimistic about her chances of winning the final. "Nothing is impossible, I hope tomorrow will be a good day. "All Indians will be praying and my fans have always been supporting me, and the crowd has been encouraging, I hope to do well tomorrow," she added.




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