Top seed and world number five Saina Nehwal stayed on course for her second Grand Prix Gold title of the year when she got the better of local girl Portip Buranaprasertsuk 24-22, 21-11 in the semifinals of the Thailand GP Gold badminton tournament on Saturday.
The Commonwealth Games gold medallist was slow to get off the blocks and was trailing 9-2 in the first game before she could find her rhythm. She managed to catch up with her Thai opponent at 16-16 but had to save three game points before wrapping the first game.
Having negotiated the hard part, the second game was a cakewalk for the Indian ace as she raced to victory in 42 minutes.
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