Indian Open : 20 year old Malvika of Nagpur beat Saina Nehwal
There was a big turmoil in the Indian Open badminton tournament on Thursday. Malvika Bansod, 20, from Nagpur, defeated veteran player and London Olympics bronze medalist Saina Nehwal.
There was a big turmoil in the Indian Open badminton tournament on Thursday. Malvika Bansod, 20, from Nagpur, defeated veteran player and London Olympics bronze medalist Saina Nehwal.
In the women's singles second round match, Malvika defeated Saina 21-17, 21-9 in successive games. Saina is currently at number 25 in the world rankings. Whereas Malvika's rank is 111th.This match lasted for 34 minutes.
Saina is struggling with injuries from her knee surgery after the Rio 2016 Olympics, fell short again when Malvika crushed her in just 34 minutes.
Malvika says Saina has always been her idol and winning over her was one of the biggest highlights of her career.
At the beginning of the first game, there was a level playing field between Saina and Malavika. Both the players were tied at 4-4. Malvika then took the lead and held it till the end. In the second game too, both were at one point at 2-2. From here Malvika took the lead and held it till winning games and matches.
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