Saina Nehwal, Sai Praneeth in Thailand GP quarters

Saina Nehwal and B Sai Praneeth made short work of their opponents in women’s and men’s singles respectively to reach the quarter-finals of the Thailand Grand Prix Gold here yesterday

Saina Nehwal

Saina Nehwal

Saina Nehwal and B Sai Praneeth made short work of their opponents in women’s and men’s singles respectively to reach the quarter-finals of the Thailand Grand Prix Gold here yesterday.

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Second seed Saina dished out a dominating show to dump Ying Ying Lee of Malaysia 21-11, 21-14 in a 40-minute match to set up a clash with Japanese qualifier Haruko Suzuki.

Singapore Open champion, Praneeth also didn’t break much sweat in getting across ninth seed Malaysian Iskandar Zulkarnain 21-13, 21-18. The third seeded Indian will now face Thailand’s Kantaphon Wangcharoen today.

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