London Olympics: Saina Nehwal Loses in Semi Finals

Saina Nehwal semi final, Saina Nehwal Yihan Wang, Saina Nehwal Olympics 2012 Saina Nehwal Loses Semi FinalsSaina Nehwal Olympics 2012: After a valiant fight, India's badminton ace Saina Nehwal lost her semifinal match despite being the first player from India to reach the semifinals of the game.

 

World champion and current world No 1 Yihan Wang of China defeated Saina 21-13 21-13.



Saina Nehwal had created history yesterday as she became the first Indian shuttler to reach the semifinals of the Olympics after notching up a hard-fought straight-game victory over Tine Baun of Denmark in the women's singles quarterfinals at the London Games.

Fourth seeded had Saina edged past fifth seed Tine 21-15 22-20 in a 39-minute match at the Wembley Areana to set up a clash with the Yihan Wang, whom she hasn't beaten once in her last five encounters.

Saina Nehwal will now play the other losing semifinalist for the bronze medal.