Nehwal knocks sixth seed out of Badminton Women's Singles

(BEIJING, August 11) -- World No. 15 Saina Nehwal of India beat sixth seed Wang Chen of Hong Kong in the Badminton Women's Singles round of 16 on Monday, August 11.

World No. 6 Wang lost the first game 21-19 to Nehwal, though she reached 19 first when her opponent only had 16.

The second game saw Wang regain her momentum and win 21-11.

However, Nehwal led 6-0 at the beginning of the tiebreaker and kept this lead to win with the same score as the previous game, 21-11.

Women’s Singles: Saina Nehwal

India's most promising women shuttler Saina Nehwal will put India's challenge at the Beijing Olympics. The wonder-girl from Hyderabad has made her mark at the international arena in a very short span of time.

Saina became the first Indian woman to win, a four-star badminton event, 2006 Philippines Open. She is currently being trained under the watchful eyes of former All-England champion Pullela Gopichand.

Saina burst into the international scene by claiming the Junior Czech Open in the year 2003. She is the only Indian women badminton player thus far who had won the Asian Satellite Badminton Tournament (India Chapter) twice besides being the finalist of World Junior Championship in the year 2006.