=Saina Nehwal lost her semi finals to Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying 21-11,13-21, 9-21 at the Dubai super finals earlier today. It was a tough match for the Indian as she was not at her best. She was playing well in the tournament before this match. The performance in the tournament was a brilliant one and will reflect on performance about this match.
In the first game Saina began off to great start taking 5-0 lead. After that she took an 8-2 advantage. At the interval it was 11-5 in the favor of the Indian. After that the Indian played some wonderful strokes to put the Chinese Taipei player under pressure. Saina won the first set 21-11.
In the second game Saina began off to a good note taking a 4-0 lead, after that Tai took points at stretch to make it 8-4 in favor of Tai. At the interval it was 6-11 in favor of Chinese Taipei player. The Chinese Taipei player played some brilliant backhand and cross court smashes. After the interval Saina Nehwal equaled the score at 12-12. Saina Nehwal then took only 1 point after leveling the score. The Chinese Taipei player took the advantage and won the set 13-21.
The Third game was a poor for the Indian player who committed a lot of mistakes. The Chinese Taipei player took the advantage of it and took an 2-8 lead. At the interval it was 3-11 in the favor of Tai. After the interval there was no looking back for Saina as she left wanting. Tai won the third set 9-21. With this Saina lost the match 21-11,13-21 and 9-21.
With this performance Saina has ended her 2014 badminton campaign on disappointing note after playing so well till now. Now the whole pressure is on Srikanth to raise the hopes of reaching the finals and getting smiles on the Indian fans.
Saina Nehwal lost her semi-finals to Tai in gruelling sets 21-11, 13-21, 9-21 at the Dubai super finals earlier today. It was a tough match for the Indian as she was not at her best. She was playing well in the tournament before this match. The performance in the tournament was a brilliant one and will reflect on performance about this match.
In the first game Saina began off to great start taking 5-0 lead. After that she took an 8-2 advantage. At the interval it was 11-5 in the favour of the Indian. After that the Indian played some wonderful strokes to put the Chinese Taipei player under pressure. Saina won the first set 21-11.
In the second game Saina began off to a good note taking a 4-0 lead, after that Tai took points at stretch to make it 8-4 in favour of Tai. At the interval it was 6-11 in favour of Chinese Taipei player. The Chinese Taipei player played some brilliant backhand and cross court smashes. After the interval Saina Nehwal equalled the score at 12-12. Saina Nehwal then took only 1 point after levelling the score. The Chinese Taipei player took the advantage and won the set 13-21.
The Third game was a poor for the Indian player who committed a lot of mistakes. The Chinese Taipei player took the advantage of it and took a 2-8 lead. At the interval it was 3-11 in the favour of Tai. After the interval there was no looking back for Saina as she left wanting. Tai won the third set 9-21. With this Saina lost the match 21-11, 13-21 and 9-21.
With this performance Saina has ended her 2014 badminton campaign on disappointing note after playing so well till now. Now the whole pressure is on Srikanth to raise the hopes of reaching the finals and getting smiles on the Indian fans.