Nehwal enters Indonesia Masters final

Jakarta Indonesia Jan 27: Indian badminton player Saina Nehwal has entered the final of Indonesia Open crown. She has defeated former world champion Ratchnok Intanon in straight games in the women's singles semi-finals here on Sunday.

She has Nehwal thrashed Thailand's Intanon 21-19, 21-19 in just 49 minutes.Nehwal now has a 9-5 head-to-head record against fourth-seeded Intanon.Earlier the 27-year-old had earlier defeated P.V. Sindhu 21-13, 21-19 in quarter-final clash.

Saina, who has entered the final of an international competition after a year following her Malaysia Masters win last year, will next play world No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei or He Bingjiao of China in the title clash on Sunday.