Carolina Marin’s father passes away
Last month, the 27-year-old Olympic gold medallist had resumed training and her eyes are set on defending her gold medal at the Tokyo Games.
Last month, the 27-year-old Olympic gold medallist had resumed training and her eyes are set on defending her gold medal at the Tokyo Games.
World No 11 Saina Nehwal lost to the 2016 Rio Olympics gold medalist Carolina Marin 21-7, 21-7 to end Indian contingent's any hope of a medal.
London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal defeated eight-seed Young 25-23, 21-12 in a match that lasted for 39 minutes to make it to the quarter-finals.
The 24-year-old badminton player stated that she is indeed ready to improve her performances at the Olympics and will aim for nothing but gold.
The Spanish star player had lost to Tai in their last six matches. She even lost the first game in this particular final.
Sindhu lagged 1-3 early on but the Indian slowly made her way to grab a 4-3 lead after producing a brilliant drop. She extended it to 6-4.
Saina Nehwal's impressive run came to a disappointing end at the World Championships as she suffered a straight-game loss to two-time champion Carolina Marin here today.
Cheung Ngan Yi registered an upset 21-12, 21-19 victory to end Marin's journey in the tournament.
It was the first time that the Indian duo was entering the quarterfinals of a Super Series event since they teamed up 10 months ago.
In the men's section, top-ranked Kidambi Srikanth was eager to put behind his lean patch and bounce back.
