In a big boost to herself ahead of the Rio Olympic Games, Saina Nehwal defeated 2011 world champion and 2012 Olympic silver medallist Yihan, seeded fourth, 21-8 21-12 in just over half an hour in the semi-finals to storm into the finals of the Australian Open Super Series. Yihan Wang of China is the World No. 2 player. She will be taking on World No. 12 Sun Yu of China, in the finals of the tournament, which is to be played on Sunday.