Saina Nehwal losses to Yamaguchi; Exits French Open World series

Saina Nehwal crashed out of the French Open World Superseries after suffering a loss in the second round of the tournament on Thursday.

Indian shuttler Saina lost to Japanese fifth seed Akane Yamaguchi 9-21, 21-23 in 39 minutes.

It was 20-year-old Yamaguchi’s third consecutive win over 27-year-old Saina, who still leads the Japanese 3-1 in head-to-head records.

Yamaguchi completely dominated Saina in the first match after opening up a 13-7 lead before winning it 21-9.

Saina, in the second game managed to equalise at the 19-point mark before taking a 20-19 lead.

BUt Yamaguchi made a 20-point mark and took a 21-20 lead.

Saina once again equalised at 21-21. But Yamaguchi stepped up her game to seal it 23-21