London Olympics bronze medalist and Indian player Saina Nehwal advanced to the semifinals of the Indonesia Masters Badminton Tournament on Friday, ahead of the victorious chariot. World number 9 Saina beat Thailand's Pornpaw Chochwong in the women's singles quarter-finals.
In the 33-minute match, Saina defeated Parnapavi 21-7, 21-18 in straight games to make the exit and made her way to the final-4. Saina is facing the fourth time for Thailand player. Saina has won in the last three matches played against World No. 22 Parnavavi. Saina will face the semifinals in the semi-final match between China's Chen Xiaoshan and O Bhengzhou on Saturday, the winner of the quarterfinal match.
Jonton could not beat Kidambi for two years
In the quarter-finals of Men's Singles, Kidambi was defeated by local player Jonatan Christie 21-18, 21-19 in straight games. Kidambi and Jonatan were faced to face for the fifth time on the court. After the defeat, Kidambi's record of winning the win against Jonathan was 2-3. Earlier, both were face-to-face in the e-plus Badminton Asia Team Championship in February last year. Even then the Indonesian shuttlers were successful in the beta. In that match, Jonatan defeated Kidambi 21-17, 21-17. Kidambi defeated Jonatan 21rd, 21-16 in Sudirman Cup for the last time on 23 May 2017.
