Saina Nehwal failed in her pursuit for second straight final of the Badminton World Championships as she lost to Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in Glasgow on Saturday. At 2-2 in the first game, Saina and Okuhara played a strenuous 32-shot rally where both players targetted the corners and Saina won the game of patience. Saina took Okuhara out with a beautiful deceptive shot to race to an 8-2 lead. Nozomi Okuhara (AP Photo)Both Saina and Okuhara produced some beautiful overhead shots as Saina equalised at 15-15. Unsettling Saina, Okuhara won the match point as the Indian put her smash wide and in a single opportunity, forced the match into the decider.

Source: India Today August 26, 2017 13:48 UTC