{"id":14093,"date":"2013-03-16T03:02:22","date_gmt":"2013-03-16T03:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=14093"},"modified":"2013-03-16T03:02:22","modified_gmt":"2013-03-16T03:02:22","slug":"saina-nehwal-cruises-into-swiss-open-quarterfinal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=14093","title":{"rendered":"Saina Nehwal cruises into Swiss Open quarterfinal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-3112\" style=\"margin-right: 6px; margin-left: 6px; float: left;\" alt=\"saina in quarters of  Swiss Open\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/saina_all_england.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/saina_all_england.jpg 200w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/saina_all_england-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Basel: World Number Two, Saina Nehwal has cruised into the quarter-finals of the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament with an easy win over of Petya Nedelcheva of Bulgaria here.<\/p>\n<p>Saina, who is the defending champion and top seed here, took exactly half an hour to wrap up the game with the score-line of 21-15, 21-10 and was looking to dominate in both the sets and finally she went on to win the game against Nedelcheva in the pre-quarterfinals of the women\u2019s singles event on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>By virtue of this win, Saina, who reclaimed World No. 2 position, took a 6-2 head-to-head lead over 23rd ranked Nedelcheva. Excluding Saina, all other players from India made early exits.<\/p>\n<p>Rising star P. V. Sindhu made an exit from the tournament after losing to qualifier Yui Hashimito of Japan 23-21, 21-11 in a second round contest of the women\u2019s singles event<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basel: World Number Two, Saina Nehwal has cruised into the quarter-finals of the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament with an easy win over of Petya Nedelcheva of Bulgaria here. 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