Saina Nehwal stormed into the quarterfinals of the Denmark Super Series with a convincing 21-15, 21-14 victory over Minatsu Mitani of Japan in the women's singles second round on Thursday.
The second round encounter between the third seed and her less fancied opponent had a bizarre start with the Japanese taking the first 15 points and then Saina bouncing back with 21 consecutive points to pocket the first game 21-15.
The most interesting fact about the entire game was that all the points were scored by smash winners as both players struggled to keep the rally going for a longer period.
The second game was far too moderate in comparison to the first, with Saina never letting go the advantage she got in the first few exchanges. The rallies were always smaller and it was the Indians better control at the net that made the ultimate difference. She will now face the winner of the match between local favourite Tine Baun and qualifier Lok Yan Poon of Hong Kong.
While Saina took her expected position in the quarterfinals, India's challenge in the men's singles came to an end when Sourabh Verma went down against Indonesia's Sony Dwi Kuncoro 21-19, 21-17 in the second round.
The second round encounter between the third seed and her less fancied opponent had a bizarre start with the Japanese taking the first 15 points and then Saina bouncing back with 21 consecutive points to pocket the first game 21-15.
The most interesting fact about the entire game was that all the points were scored by smash winners as both players struggled to keep the rally going for a longer period.
The second game was far too moderate in comparison to the first, with Saina never letting go the advantage she got in the first few exchanges. The rallies were always smaller and it was the Indians better control at the net that made the ultimate difference. She will now face the winner of the match between local favourite Tine Baun and qualifier Lok Yan Poon of Hong Kong.
While Saina took her expected position in the quarterfinals, India's challenge in the men's singles came to an end when Sourabh Verma went down against Indonesia's Sony Dwi Kuncoro 21-19, 21-17 in the second round.
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