Highlights 1 Saina lost 21-12, 21-172 The Chinese shuttler needed just 35 minutes to beat Saina3 Saina also crashed out in the quarters of the Hong Kong OpenStar Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal lost to Zhang Yiman of China in straight sets to crash out of the $120,000 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament here on Friday. The Chinese shuttler needed just 35 minutes to beat Saina 21-12, 21-17 in the quarter-finals of the women's singles category. Saina managed to draw level at 8-8 but Zhang won five back-to-back points to bolster her advantage to 14-8 before closing out the game. The Hyderabad shuttler raced to a 6-0 lead before Zhang won five consecutive points to close the gap. It was a neck-and-neck affair till 11-11 before Zhang won three consecutive points.

Source: India Today December 02, 2016 11:35 UTC