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Saina Nehwal Enters Quarterfinals Of Orleans Masters

Badminton star Saina Nehwal progresses to the Quarterfinals at Orleans Masters in a women’s singles badminton tournament. Here's who she may face in the QFs-

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Saina Nehwal Orleans Masters: The former world No 1 Badminton player Saina Nehwal has won her way up to the quarterfinals in the Orleans Masters Badminton Tournament 2021.
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Nehwal has bounced back after her first loss in the tournament and has given three wins consequently qualifying for the quarterfinals.

In her latest match against Marie Batomene of France, Saina Nehwal scored 18-21, 21-15, 21-10 within 51 minutes. Nehwal is now all set to face either France’s Yaelle Hoyaux or Malaysia’s Iris Wang next.

However, Saina Nehwal had lost the first match accounting for her mistakes in the game. But learning from her mistakes, Saina Nehwal recovered by cutting out the errors from her next games.

Another rising star in Badminton is Ira Sharma who is currently ranked 162. The 21-year-old Ira Sharma made it to the quarterfinals after beating Bulgaria’s world No 71 Mariya Mitsova 21-18, 21-13 in 32 minutes. In her next match, Sharma would be facing Denmark’s Line Christophersen. Sharma was a new addition after a player was pulled out due to Covid related reasons from the main draw.

In Men's Singles, Kidambi Srikanth entered the third round with a  win over compatriot Ajay Jayaram in the second round. Kidambi Srikanth will next meet Malaysia's Cheam June Wei.

Ashwini Ponnappa and N. Sikki Reddy reached the women's doubles quarter-finals. They received a bye in their second-round match against Indonesia's Fabriana Kusuma and Amalia Pratiwi.

Fans are also expecting the biopic of the London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal to be out soon. The biopic stars Parineeti Chopra playing the role of Saina with actor Manav Kaul as her coach. The film releases on the 26th of March 2021. It is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Sujay Jairaj, and Rashesh Shah under the banner of T-Series and Front Foot Pictures.

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