PV Sindhu enacted a brilliant comeback to defeat her higher-ranked opponent Sung Ji-hyun 11-21, 23-21, 21- 19 to enter the final of the China Open today. Sindhu saved three match points off the Korean in the second game before enacting another late comeback in the third to win a match of endurance.

Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu overcame her bad head-to-head record against Chinese teenager He Bingjiao to defeat her 22-20, 21-10 and enter the semifinal of the China Open today. However, the other Indian in the fray Ajay Jayaram endured a 15-21, 14-21 loss to Olympic champion Chen Long.

Olympic silver-medalist PV Sindhu grabbed a place in the quarter-finals of the China Open with a hard-fought 18-21, 22-20, 21-17 win over Zhang Beiwen of the USA. In the men’s draw, Ajay Jayaram followed suit with a 20-22, 21-19, 21-12 win over Wei Nan to set up a clash against World No.2 Chen Long.

Saina Nehwal has lost her first round game to unseeded Thai player Porntip Buranaprasertuk 16-21, 21-19, 14-21 at the BWF China Open today. However, Olympic silver-medalist PV Sindhu won her duel against Taipei’s Lee Chia Hsin 21-12, 21-16 to keep India’s medal hope alive.

Defending champion and top seed Saina Nehwal, defeated her long time nemesis Wang Yihan from the host nation, in two sets 21-13, 21-18 at the semi-final of the China Open at Haixia Olympic Sports Center in Fuzhou, China on Saturday.

World No.2 and defending champion Saina Nehwal cruised to victory against her Japanese counterpart Nozomi Okuhara from Japan in straight sets 21-16, 21-13 at the China Open Superseries Premier in Fuzhou, China.