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I didn't move well at all, was thinking too hard: Saina Nehwal after losing to World No. 1 Wang Yihan.
India's badminton player P Kashyap: Saina had good chances in both games. If she had countered initial strokes, she could have wons more points.
She recovered well but a few strategical errors or implementing them cost her
Mr Singh says: I wish her all the best for the Bronze match tomorrow.
Mr Singh: Luck plays a big role in these matches
Saina's father Harvir Singh says his daughter must be very disappointed. He also says she did not play her best today
Valiant Saina Nehwal loses but remains in contention for a bronze medal
Yihan Wang beats Saina Nehwal 21-13 21-13 to reach London Olympics final
Match Point for Yihan Wang
Yihan Wang is too quick, reads Saina Nehwal's moves and reacts accordingly. Extends her lead to 18-13
Yihan Wang 16-13 Saina Nehwal
Saina Nehwal goes for a smash shot for a point vs Yihan Wang, makes it 13-15
An excellent shot from Yihan Wang, extends her lead to 15-12 vs Saina Nehwal
Smart game from Yihan Wang. She leads 14-12 vs Saina Nehwal
Yihan Wang quickly recovers, makes it 13-12 vs Saina Nehwal
After the timeout, Saina Nehwal two points, leads 12-11 vs Yihan Wang
Yihan Wang's height certainly giving her advantage over Saina Nehwal
Yuvraj Singh Tweets
Come on !! Sainaaaa!!! Believe in ur self!!
Come on !! Sainaaaa!!! Believe in ur self!!
The shuttle lands outside and Yihan Wang gains a point vs Saina Nehwal, 11-10. It's timeout
And a nice, cheeky shot from Saina Nehwal. It is 10-10
Saina Nehwal 9-10 Yihan Wang
And Yihan Wang steals two quick points to make it 10-8 vs Saina Nehwal
What a great contest. Saina Nehwal at her best and wins a point. She levels the score. It's 8-8 vs Yihan Wang
Saina Nehwal 7-8 Yihan Wang
And Saina Nehwal fights back and takes the score to 6-7 vs Yihan Wang
A long rally ends in Yihan Wang's favour. She leads 7-5 vs Saina Nehwal
What a great shot from Saina Nehwal, her score 5-6 vs Yihan Wang
Brilliant smash shot from Yihan Wang gives her a point. Saina trailing 3-6
Yihan Wang takes 4-3 lead over Saina Nehwal
A wide shot from Yihan Wang give Saina Nehwal a point, she leads 3-2. But Yihan Wang levels it quickly. So it 3-3
Yihan Wang 2-2 Saina Nehwal
Yihan Wang makes it 1-1 but Saina Nehwal quickly garners another to point to make it 2-1
Aakash Chopra tweets
A billion hopes, a billion dreams...hoe about a billion prayers?? Saina dropped the first game, her first of the Olympics. Against World #1.
A billion hopes, a billion dreams...hoe about a billion prayers?? Saina dropped the first game, her first of the Olympics. Against World #1.
Saina Nehwal wins first point vs Yihan Wang in the second game
Saina Nehwal will need much more to stay up against Yihan Wang in the second game
Saina Nehwal loses first game. Yihan Wang wins 21-13
Yihan Wang takes another point, leads 20-13. Just a point away from winning the first game
Saina Nehwal has recovered from the initial setback
Saina Nehwal gains another point vs Yihan Wang, improves her score to 13-18
Saina Nehwal gets a point as Yihan Wang falters. Score 11-18
Yihan Wang leads 18-9. Saina Nehwal cannot afford to err as the Chinese shuttler is racing away
A great smash shot after a long rally gives Saina Nehwal a point. Score: 9-16
And Saina Nehwal gains a point, 8-16 vs Yihan Wang
And another point for Yihan Wang, leads Saina Nehwal 16-7
And Yihan Wang bounces back to take the scores to 15-7 vs Saina Nehwal
And Saina Nehwal takes a point after a long rally
Yihan Wang 13-6 Saina Nehwal
And Yihan Wang makes it 12-6 vs Saina Nehwal after the timeout
Yihan Wang shows why she's the World No. 1. Her agility and cheekiness posing a threat to Saina Nehwal
Yihan Wang 11-6 Saina Nehwal
And Yihan Wang giving a tough fight Saina Nehwal, leads 10-5
And Saina Nehwal gains a point, makes it 6-9 vs Yihan Wang
Yihan Wang 9-5 Saina Nehwal
Saina Nehwal 5-8 Yihan Wang
And Yihan Wang dominating the match so far, leads 8-4 vs Saina Nehwal
Yihan Wang takes 7-4 lead vs Saina Nehwal http://sports.ndtv.com/olympics-2012/news/item/194625-london-2012-live-blog-saina-nehwal #badminton #olympics
Yihan Wang takes 7-4 lead vs Saina Nehwal
A great shot from Yihan Wang gives her a point vs Saina Nehwal, she leads 5-4
And Saina takes 4-3 lead vs Yihan Wang
And Yihan Wang levels the score once again. It is 3-3
And Saina Nehwal makes it 3-2 vs Yihan Wang
And a wide shot from Saina Nehwal gives Yihan Wang another point. It's 2-2
Saina Nehwal makes it 2-1 vs Yihan Wang
Action begins. Saina serves and gains first point
Saina Nehwal and Yihan Wang in the court and warming up.
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And while most of you will be glued to Saina's match, please note there's a lot more action in store for India.
India's bronze winner shooter Gagan Narang and Joydeep Karmakar can be seen in action in the qualification round of the 50m Rifle Prone Event at 13:30 IST. In hockey, India take on Germany at 18:15 IST. For More Information...click ready
Twenty minutes to go for Saina Nehwal's semi-final vs Yihan Wang. All of you, say your prayers
While the pressure of now going all the way may be on the world number 5 with world number 1 Yihan Wang of China obstructing her view of the podium.
Saina, however, has excellent form backing her and although she may have not beaten Wang in their last five encounters, will know that she has found India's affection already and it is not dependent on whether her bag is packed with an Olympic medal or not.
Focus has never been too much of an issue for Saina coming into the Olympics. She had her rough phases but national coach Pullela Gopichand had predicted her to peak during the London Games. Saina herself in an interview to NDTV, said that she was training extremely hard and hoped to do well.
Here's a pictorial essay on how it's not easy being Saina
Some trivia here: In their last five matches, Saina has never managed to win against Yihan Wang.
India says: There is always a first time!
Saina made it to the semi-final after she beat Denmark's Tine Baun 21-15 22-20 yesterday. After the match she said, it was a difficult match but she pulled it off.
And god forbid, if she loses today, she will still have her chances of winning a bronze medal alive. But more on that after today's match which starts at 1.30 PM IST (9:00 AM GMT). Right now all fingers crossed!
Good Morning Everyone! It's a big day for India's badminton star Saina Nehwal as she gears up for her semi-final match against World No. 1 Yihan Wang, which is a first from any Indian shuttler.
A win will today take her to the women's singles final. Which means, she will at least be assured of a Silver medal.
