Saina storms into in Malaysian Open final

08 May,2011 07:48 AM IST |   |  IANS

India's Saina Nehwal stormed into the final of the Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold badminton with a 21-14, 21-13 victory over seventh-seeded Ji Hyun Sung of South Korea at Alor Setar on Saturday


India's Saina Nehwal stormed into the final of the Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold badminton with a 21-14, 21-13 victory over seventh-seeded Ji Hyun Sung of South Korea at Alor Setar on Saturday.

It was top-seeded Saina's third straight win over Sung and she now leads the head-to-head meeting 3-0.

In the title clash, Saina plays second-seeded Chinese Xin Wang, who defeated fourth-seeded Youn Joo Bae of South Korea 21-6, 21-19.

Saina never faced much fight from Sung and closed the match in just 35 minutes.

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