Nehwal, who later revealed that she hadn’t been in the best of health, found her rhythm from the second game as she fought her way back from 9-11 down to pocket it 21-16. With Saina growing in confidence in the decider, the Dane could not do much and succumbed to a 21-8, 16-21, 13-21 defeat.
It remains to be seen if this comeback can inspire the Indonesia Masters champion to upset the top seed and World No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying, a player she has lost to the last 12 times.
Srikanth, meanwhile, dropped a game to the Asian Games gold medallist Jonatan Christie but rebounded in the decider to reach the All England quarters for the first time in his career. The 21-17, 11-21, 21-12 victory was surely a huge boost for the former World No. 1 after suffering two consecutive defeats at the hands of the Indonesian in their last couple of meetings.
However, anything less than his immaculate best in the quarter-finals will put him in the danger zone for he faces the top seed and World No. 1 Kento Momota who has beaten him the last seven times.
Here is all you need to know about All England Open 2020 Schedule:
Tournament name: Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships 2019
Category: Super 1000
Location: Birmingham, UK
Round: Quarter-finals
Matches: Women’s singles - (8) Saina Nehwal vs (1) Tai Tzu Ying at 10:00am local time or 3:30pm IST
Men’s singles - (7) Kidambi Srikanth vs (1) Kento Momota at 5:00pm local time or 10:30pm IST
Where to watch Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth’s matches?
The matches will be telecast live on Star Sports 3 from 3:30pm IST.
Live Stream Details and Info for the matches
Live Stream for the matches is available on hotstar.com.
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