Saina Nehwal made short work of an error-prone Tine Baun to
end the local favourites hope of leaving a mark in what will be her final
Denmark Super Series appearance in Odense on Friday.
Baun, a two-time All England champion, could not contain her
frustration during the quarterfinal against the world number four Indian as she made many uncharecteristic errors and
bowed out 21-10, 21-11 in just 33 minutes.
The Bharat Petroleum employee, who is playing in her first
tournament since winning the bronze medal in the London Olympics, would now face
top seed Yihan Wang of China in what would be a repeat of the last four clash
in London a few months ago.
World champion Wang got the better of Korean seventh seed Ji
Jyun Sung 21-13, 16-21, 21-8 in just under an hour but will face a lot fresher
Saina in the semifinal.
Apart from a few points in which Baun showed glimpses of why
she was once the biggest challenger to the Chinese hegemony, Saina was always
in control of the match and eased into her maiden semifinal of the Denmark
Open when Baun sent a regulation defensive stroke in the net.
But to get to the final, Saina will have to beat an opponent
she hasn’t managed to get the better of in their six previous encounters.
Best of luck Saina.
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