latestnews1947: India had a mixed day at the World Badminton Championships, with 2016 Olympic silver medallist P.V. Sindhu entering the final, while Saina Nehwal lost in the women's singles semi-finals here on Saturday. Fourth seed Sindhu crushed Chinese ninth seed Chen Yufei of China 21-13, 21-10 in 48 minutes in a superlative display to set-up a title clash against Japanese seventh seed Nozomi Okuhara, who defeated Indian 12th seed Saina 12-21, 21-17, 21-10 earlier in the day. Sindhu, a two-time World Championships bronze medallist, dominated her younger opponent from the beginning, not allowing the reigning world junior champion to settle in. Playing aggressively, Sindhu rattled 19-year-old Yufei with her barrage of attacking strokes. In the other semi-final, 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Saina lost against Okuhara as she settled for a bronze medal. After winning the first game 21-12, Saina, who is yet to regain full fitness after her knee surgery in August 2016, and ...
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