Diabytes
World Badminton Championships semi-final: Saina Nehwal vs Lindaweni Fanetri - As it happened...
A brilliant Saina Nehwal beats unseeded Indonesian Lindaweni Fanetri in straight sets 21-17, 21-17 to enter her maiden World Badminton Championships final on Saturday.
Trending Photos
6- 7
- 7
- 6
)
A brilliant Saina Nehwal beats unseeded Indonesian Lindaweni Fanetri in straight sets 21-17, 21-17 to enter her maiden World Badminton Championships final on Saturday.
A brilliant Saina Nehwal beats unseeded Indonesian Lindaweni Fanetri in straight sets 21-17, 21-17 to enter her maiden World Badminton Championships final on Saturday. She took 55 minutes to complete the rout at Jakarta. By doing so she also became the first Indian to enter the finals at the sport's premier tournament. She will play top-seed Carolina Marin of Spain, who got the better of Sung Ji Hyun of Korea in three sets earlier today.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 21 - 17 Lindaweni Fanetri
Saina into her first ever World Championships final. After a long rally, Fanetri sent her cross-court smash long on the left.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 20 - 17 Lindaweni Fanetri
Two easy, quick points and Saina on Match point.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 18 - 17 Lindaweni Fanetri
Lindaweni Fanetri can only blame her. But Saina has also not been playing her usual game, plenty of unforced errors, especially in the net.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 18 - 16 Lindaweni Fanetri
Saina stood tall and win another point as Fanetri failed to reach to the drop shot.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 17 - 16 Lindaweni Fanetri
Another point for Fanetri to keep the game alive.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 17 - 15 Lindaweni Fanetri
Fanetri won the next point thanks to a miss from Saina on the left tram-line.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 17 - 14 Lindaweni Fanetri
Easy point for Saina. First she set up with a body shot, then killed off with a cross-court smash from the net.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 16 - 14 Lindaweni Fanetri
A tired looking Lindaweni Fanetri then missed the line on the left to give Saina two point lead.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 15 - 14 Lindaweni Fanetri
Saina challenged a line-call, which seemed to have caught the base-line. After slight delay, the Hawk-eye showed the shuttle missing the line.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 14 - 14 Lindaweni Fanetri
Saina, then, missed an easy smash. This time the shuttle just missed the line on the left. Fanetri added to the woes, with a winner on the far court. Another point on the net and 14-14.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 14 - 11 Lindaweni Fanetri
What a smash from the Indian. She set up with a high loft, then caught the right line. Then, won two points to extend the lead by three points.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 11 - 11 Lindaweni Fanetri
After a quick break, Saina sent long her return after a two shot rally.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 11 - 10 Lindaweni Fanetri
Saina, however, took the lead with an unforced error from her Indonesian opponent, who failed to connect a back-hand return.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 10 - 10 Lindaweni Fanetri
Another unforced error from Saina at the net. She failed to cross the net. Pity, it was all hers.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 9 - 9 Lindaweni Fanetri
Lindaweni Fanetri sent long a rally to give Saina the crucial point at 8-9.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 8 - 9 Lindaweni Fanetri
Another miss on the near court from the Indian.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 8 - 8 Lindaweni Fanetri
Saina sent long and point to Fanetri. Earlier, she missed an easy return.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 8 - 6 Lindaweni Fanetri
Lindaweni Fanetri overcooked her cross-court smash and missed the line. Then, another weak service return to give Saina two point lead.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 6 - 6 Lindaweni Fanetri
Another unforced error from the Indian at the net cost her the point.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 6- 5 Lindaweni Fanetri
Two quick points for Saina, first with an unforced error from her opponent, then a strong smash on the left court.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 4 - 5 Lindaweni Fanetri
This time Lindaweni Fanetri failed in her drop shot, shuttle crashing in the near post.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 3 - 5 Lindaweni Fanetri
The unseeded Indonesian has won another point with smash on the right corner of Saina.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 3 - 4 Lindaweni Fanetri
For the first time in the game, Saina Nehwal has conceded the lead with an unforced error on the far corner.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 3 - 3 Lindaweni Fanetri
With the whole of stadium backing her, Fanetri is giving everything. Won another point.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 2 - 2 Lindaweni Fanetri
Despite a flailing right leg, Fanetri abled to draw Saina into the net and won a tight point.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 1 - 2 Lindaweni Fanetri
Lindaweni Fanetri fell awkwardly chasing a wide play and seemed to have complicated her knee injury. She is moving ever so precariously.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 1 - 1 Lindaweni Fanetri
Saina won the first point, but Fanetri replied with a strong net play to level the score.
Game 2: Saina Nehwal 0 - 0 Lindaweni Fanetri
Saina Nehwal left the court, taking a break after winning the first game.
Game 1: Lindaweni Fanetri 17 - 21 Saina Nehwal
Saina won the first game after a long rally, which included a block in the net, a couple more pick-ups. All in all, easy outing so far the Indian.
Game 1: Lindaweni Fanetri 17 - 20 Saina Nehwal
Saina got her game point, with a strong rally.
Game 1: Lindaweni Fanetri 17 - 19 Saina Nehwal
Lucky point for Saina as the shuttle just about crossed the net after being caught on the tap.
Game 1: Lindaweni Fanetri 17 - 18 Saina Nehwal
Saina Nehwal taken the crucial two point lead. But Fanetri got enough punch in her smash to force Saina's return into the net.
Game 1: Lindaweni Fanetri 16 - 16 Saina Nehwal
A tight duel in Jakarta. Both the players are not conceding an inch despite the poor quality of rallies.
Game 1: Lindaweni Fanetri 15 - 15 Saina Nehwal
Then, with an forced error on Saina's back-hand, Fanetri levelled the point.
Game 1: Lindaweni Fanetri 14 - 15 Saina Nehwal
Brilliant service return from Saina, which caught her opponent on the back-foot. But the Indonesian got her own in the next serve.
Game 1: Lindaweni Fanetri 12 - 14 Saina Nehwal
Lindaweni Fanetri is buying her time, takes another break. Saina challenge a line judge call, which went in favour of the Indonesian.
Game 1: Lindaweni Fanetri 11 - 14 Saina Nehwal
Saina Nehwal is running away with the lead. She got another easy point on the net.
Game 1: Lindaweni Fanetri 11 - 13 Saina Nehwal
A quick exchange of serves, as both the players won a point each thanks to unforced errors.
Game 1: Lindaweni Fanetri 10 - 12 Saina Nehwal
Saina consolidated the lead with a smash on the left court of Fanetri.
Game 1: Lindaweni Fanetri 10 - 11 Saina Nehwal
Saina Nehwal is stretching Lindaweni Fanetri. She won the point with a perfect placement on the near corner. And Fanetri is once again taking a break.
Game 1: Lindaweni Fanetri 10 - 10 Saina Nehwal
Saina Nehwal finally got the lead. But the Indonesian soon return to make it 10-10.
Game 1: Lindaweni Fanetri 9 - 8 Saina Nehwal
Another unforced error from the Indonesian. She missed the baseline.
Game 1: Lindaweni Fanetri 9 - 7 Saina Nehwal
A physically struggling Lindaweni Fanetri won the next two points.
Game 1: Lindaweni Fanetri 7 - 7 Saina Nehwal
Lindaweni Fanetri failed to read the serve and sent long the return to make it 7-7.
Game 1: Lindaweni Fanetri 7 - 6 Saina Nehwal
Saina Nehwal used her experience, drawing her opponent to the net. Won two points and is only one point seperates the two. In between, injury scare for the Indonesian. Her knee cap is getting medical attention.
Game 1: Lindaweni Fanetri 6 - 4 Saina Nehwal
Saina won a couple of quick points to keep herself in the match.
Game 1: Lindaweni Fanetri 5 - 2 Saina Nehwal
A brilliant drop shot from Fanetri to extend the lead to 5-2.
Game 1: Lindaweni Fanetri 4 - 2 Saina Nehwal
The Indonesian is taking full advantage of the unforced errors from Saina. The Indian again failed to keep the shuttle in play.
Game 1: Lindaweni Fanetri 3 - 2 Saina Nehwal
The second seeded Indian caught the baseline with an accurate placement to win her second point.
Game 1: Lindaweni Fanetri 3 - 1 Saina Nehwal
The unseeded Indonesian then hit back, winning three points on the trot.
Game 1: Lindaweni Fanetri 0 - 1 Saina Nehwal
Saina won the first point of the match after a long rally.
Preview: Indian ace Saina Nehwal on Friday entered maiden World Badminton Championship semi-final after beating her Chinese nemesis Wang Yihan in three gruelling sets in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Second-seeded Saina won the match 21-15, 19-21, 21-19 in one hour and twelve minutes. Before the match, the former world number one from China had an intimidating 9-2 overall record against Saina.
Meanwhile, Lindaweni Fanetri of Indonesia, defeated Tai Tzu-ying of Chinese Taipei in another quarter-final. Saina will start as the favourite on Saturday and look to get a place in the final.
After winning the first set comfortably, the 25-year-old Indian conceded the second set, with her Chinese opponent gaining momentum thanks to better court coverage and anticipation at net play.
In the deciding third set, both players produced some heart-stopping relays and pick-ups to the applause of a packed Istora Stadium crowd.
After a long rally at 19-18, Yihan won the point. But the Indian ace produced a nerve-wrecking service return cross-court smash to set up the match point at 20-19. She won the match after a tight rally, with Yihan failing to return a cross-court play.
Saina had lost to Yihan in the semi-final of 2012 London Olympics. Saina's most recent and second win over her Chinese opponent came in March, in the semi-final of 2015 All England Championships.
The semi-final appearance assures Saina of at least a bronze medal. She came short in her previous five attempts, only reaching the last-eight stage, each time.
 "DNA: Analysis of BJP's first victory in Lok Sabha elections")
 "DNA: 'Mountain' of garbage in Delhi is giving competition to Qutub Minar")
 "DNA: Shocking report on plastic")
 "DNA: What is Bengal teacher recruitment scam?")
 "DNA: What did the mother of Love Jihad case accused Fayaz tell?")
 "DNA: Dangers of Using Counterfeit Airbags")
 "DNA: Modi Wave vs Heatwave in 2024 Lok Sabha Elections?")
 "DNA: Will Israel fight alone against Muslim countries?")
 "DNA: Is there plastic in your blood too?")
 "DNA: Threat of nuclear war?")
