21 January,2017 02:53 PM IST | | PTI
Former World No. 1 Saina Nehwal stayed on course for the women’s singles title at the season-opening Malaysia Masters after she advanced to the semi-finals of the USD 120,000 Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament yesterday
Saina Nehwal returns to Indonesia's Fitriani during the Malaysia Masters match in Sibu, Malaysia yesterday. PIC/PTI
Sibu (Malaysia): Former World No. 1 Saina Nehwal stayed on course for the women's singles title at the season-opening Malaysia Masters after she advanced to the semi-finals of the USD 120,000 Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament yesterday.
London Olympics bronze medallist Saina dished out a dominating show to edge past eighth seed Indonesian Fitriani Fitriani 21-15 21-14 in a 40-minute contest.
The top seeded Indian, will face Hong Kong's Yip Pui Yin in the semi-finals. In the men's singles, World No. 19 Ajay Jayaram found the going tough against Indonesia's Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, who beat the sixth seeded Indian 21-13, 21-8 in just 28 minutes.
