Swiss Open Badminton Highlights: Nehwal beats Hoyaux LIVE Twice Swiss Open champion Saina Nehwal kicks start her campaign on a winning note. She outclassed France’s Yaelle Hoyaux in straight sets. The India pro won the game 21-8, 21-13 to enter round 2. She will next play Malaysia’s Kisona Selvaduray. Follow all the live updates on InsideSport.IN
Nehwal will be once again on a comeback trail to prove herself after second-round exits at All England Championships, German Open & India Open.
Swiss Open Badminton Highlights: Twice champion Saina Nehwal enters round 2, makes lightwork of France’s Yaelle Hoyaux in straight sets
Game 2: Nehwal beats Hoyaux 21-13 to progress to the next round
Game 1: Saina Nehwal beats French Hoyaux 21-8 in a one-sided encounter to kick start her favourite tournament.
- Saina Nehwal lost to All England Badminton champion & World No.2 Akane Yamaguchi in her last outing.
- The Former World No.1 Nehwal is on a trophy drought since the 2019 Indonesian Masters. She is placed in the same quarter as PV Sindhu.
The 32-year-old had also reached the Swiss Open semifinals twice besides winning the crown in 2011-2012 but she has been out of touch since 2021 Orleans Masters SFs. In fact, the 2020 Spain Masters Quarterfinals is the last big achievement besides the Orleans semis in the last 2 years.
Earlier, Kidambi Srikanth defeated Denmark’s Mads Christophersen in straight games 21-16, 21-17, in a match that lasted 32 minutes. However, Shuttler Malvika Bansod lost in her women’s singles clash against France’s Qi Xuefei. Bansod lost 21-16, 21-17 in a match that lasted for 42 minutes.
Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the first-round clash against the Indonesian pair of Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana 17-21, 21-11, 21-18.
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Disney Star Network has decided not to renew the media rights portfolio of BWF. The world body’s commercial partners INFRONT have now entered into a partnership with Viacom’s streaming platform VOOT to LIVE stream the international badminton events in India.
Swiss Open Badminton Highlights: Twice champion Saina Nehwal enters round 2, makes lightwork of France’s Yaelle Hoyaux in straight sets
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