Malaysia Open: Saina, Srikanth out of tournament after poor performance in first round
Kuala Lumpur. India’s experienced shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth crashed out of the season-opening Malaysia Open Super 1000 tournament after losing in the first round. Two-time Commonwealth Games champion Saina was defeated by China’s Han Yui by 21. 12, 17. 21, 21. beat 12 Due to injuries and poor form, Saina could not perform well last year as well. After losing the first match, Saina slipped to 30th position in the world rankings.
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Former world number one Srikanth was defeated by unseeded Kenta Nishimoto of Japan by 21. 19, 21. 14 beat. World Championship silver medalist Srikanth, who was struggling with poor form, lost in 42 minutes. They fought hard in the first game but Nishimoto took the lead. Score one time in the second game 12 . Was equal to 12 but from then on the Japanese player tightened the screws. Aakarshi Kashyap also from Chinese Taipei’s Wen Chi Soo 10. 21, 8. Losing 21, she was eliminated in the first round.
