Former world number one Saina Nehwal booked her spot in the quarter-final of the ongoing Korea Open by defeating Kim Ga Eun of South Korea in the pre-quarters of the women’s singles event here on Thursday. The 28-year-old thrashed her South Korean opponent 21-18, 21-18 in a clash that lasted 36 minutes. Displaying a dominating performance in the match, the Indian shuttler did not break much sweat as she registered a convincing win in both the games. Making a strong start to the first game, Nehwal opened with a dominating 6-1 lead. As the scoreline reached 10-2 in India’s favour, the South Korean earned four consecutive points to lessen the point gap to 10-6.

Source: Hindustan Times September 27, 2018 09:56 UTC