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Saina enters Chinese Masters Super Series semis

TimePublished on Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 20:52, Updated on Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 20:58 in Sports » Others section

ALL SET: The 18-year-old national champion faces Hong-Kong's Mi Zhou in the semis.

ALL SET: The 18-year-old national champion faces Hong-Kong's Mi Zhou in the semis.


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New Delhi: Saina Nehwal shocked world No 6 and third seed Lin Zhu of China to cruise into the semi-finals of the Chinese Masters Super Series at Changzhou in China on Friday.

Saina depended more on smashes to win points and quickly ran away with the first game 21-16.

The Chinese player fought back in the second game as the 18-year-old Indian could not continue the momentum. Lin went on to win the second game 21-23.

However, Saina wrapped up the match which lasted 56 minutes with a 21-18 win in the third set.

The 18-year-old national champion will face Hong-Kong's Mi Zhou in the semi-finals.

Sixth seed Mi upset top seed Lan Lu 10-21, 21-13, 21-14 in the other quarter-final.

She had inflicted a crushing first round defeat on Saina in the Yonex Japan Super Series tournament last week.

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