Saina reaches semi-finals in Denmark

India’s

Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth entered the semi-finals of the Denmark Open with hardfought victories over Nozomi Okuhara and Sameer Verma respectively.

Saina, ranked 10th, recovered after the losing the first game to beat familiar foe and world number seven Okuhura of Japan 17-21, 21-16, 21-12.

World number six Srikanth prevailed in an epic battle lasting an hour and 18 minutes with the final scoreline reading 22-20, 1921, 23-21. (PTI)