Saina Nehwal knocked out of Thailand Masters by Denmark's Line Kjaersfeldt

Shuttler Saina Nehwal knocked out of Thailand Master by Denmark's Line Kjaersfeldt.

Shuttler Saina Nehwal on Wednesday was knocked out of the ongoing Thailand Masters after losing her first-round match. Denmark's Line Kjaersfeldt defeated her 21-13, 17-21, 21-15.

Earlier in the day, HS Prannoy also crashed out of the tournament. Pranoy was outclassed by Malaysia's Liew Daren 21-17, 20-22, 21-19 in 68 minutes.

Shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Sameer Verma also made an exit from Thailand Masters 2020 after losing their first-round matches. Srikanth lost to Indonesia's Shesar Hiren Rhustavito 21-12, 14-21, 11-21 in 48 minutes. His dismal form continues and this is his third consecutive first-round loss of the year and the second straight defeat to Rhustavito. Sameer Verma was outplayed 16-21, 15-21 by Malaysia`s Lee Zii Jia in just 38 minutes.