Saina Nehwal vs Akane Yamaguchi Live Score and Commentary Malaysia Open First Round
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Akane Yamaguchi beats Saina Nehwal, 19-21, 21-13, 21-15 Saina obviously needs a lot of work mentally to get back to where she was. FINAL SCORE: Akane Yamaguchi beats Saina Nehwal, 19-21, 21-13, 21-15 Yamaguchi wins it, 21-15 FIVE match points for Yamaguchi at 20-15 2 points for the Indian now....still trails 15-18 18-13 for Yamaguchi 16-13 for Yamaguchi....time is running out for Nehwal! It is now 15-13 for the fourth seed. In a mirror image of the second game, the Japanese is building on her lead again as Saina's game seems to have gone quiet for a while....14-12. Now the Japanese inches ahead to 13-12. It is 12-12....the rallies have definitely become longer and more gruelling. 3 points on the trot for the Indian....12-11. After the break, a pumped-up Saina comes back to even the game, 11-11 Yamaguchi pockets two points to build an 11-9 lead at half-time. And it is 9-9 now Saina now trails 8-9....tight, tight contest 2 points on the trot for Saina to cut the lead to 7-8. And she extends the lead to 8-5. The diminutive Japanese is standing tall at the moment....she leads 7-5. The two are tied at 5-5 Saina LEVELS at 4-4. Can she continue now? It's four straight points for the Japanese as she leads 4-2 now. Will it be a repeat of the second game or has Saina learnt from her mistakes? And just like the previous games, Yamaguchi has come back to make it 2-2. THIRD GAME
Saina opens up a 2-0 lead. Wow! That was some comeback by the German Open champion! Took the game away from her illustrious opponent. Yamaguchi takes the second game, 21-13. 20-13 with SEVEN game points. It is 19-13 now for the fourth seed. It is 18-12 for the Japanese. And now the Japanese has built a big lead at 16-12. Saina seems to have lost the plot for a while. Again Yamaguchi is upping her intensity and attack. She goes up 14-12. After four consecutive points by the Japanese, Saina takes a point to make it 12-12. Yamaguchi takes 3 points on the trot to level it at 11-11. The rallies are getting longer. Of course, the young Japanese is trying to tire out the Indian. She now trails 10-11. At half-time, Saina leads 11-8. It is 10-7 now for the unseeded player. But Saina has been cautious and has extended her lead just when things were getting too close. She is up 9-7. Yamaguchi is trying to come back here and has reduced the gap to 5-6. It is 6-3 now It is 5-2 now for the Indian. And now Saina is playing some quick, fiery points to go up to 4-2. She is taking no chances here! SECOND GAME
It is 1-1 to start off things! Nehwal takes the first game, 21-19 Yamaguchi saves one!! Yamaguchi gets one point but the Indian pockets a vital point to have two game points in hand at 20-18 Can the diminutive Japanese catch up? Saina takes two quick points to race ahead to 19-17 17-17 now And once more the former World No. 1 has the advantage at 17-16 Load More
Saina Nehwal vs Akane Yamaguchi Live Score and Commentary Malaysia Open First Round
Akane Yamaguchi beats Saina Nehwal, 19-21, 21-13, 21-15 Saina obviously needs a lot of work mentally to get back to where she was. FINAL SCORE: Akane Yamaguchi beats Saina Nehwal, 19-21, 21-13, 21-15 Yamaguchi wins it, 21-15 FIVE match points for Yamaguchi at 20-15 2 points for the Indian now....still trails 15-18 18-13 for Yamaguchi 16-13 for Yamaguchi....time is running out for Nehwal! It is now 15-13 for the fourth seed. In a mirror image of the second game, the Japanese is building on her lead again as Saina's game seems to have gone quiet for a while....14-12. Now the Japanese inches ahead to 13-12. It is 12-12....the rallies have definitely become longer and more gruelling. 3 points on the trot for the Indian....12-11. After the break, a pumped-up Saina comes back to even the game, 11-11 Yamaguchi pockets two points to build an 11-9 lead at half-time. And it is 9-9 now Saina now trails 8-9....tight, tight contest 2 points on the trot for Saina to cut the lead to 7-8. And she extends the lead to 8-5. The diminutive Japanese is standing tall at the moment....she leads 7-5. The two are tied at 5-5 Saina LEVELS at 4-4. Can she continue now? It's four straight points for the Japanese as she leads 4-2 now. Will it be a repeat of the second game or has Saina learnt from her mistakes? And just like the previous games, Yamaguchi has come back to make it 2-2. THIRD GAME
Saina opens up a 2-0 lead. Wow! That was some comeback by the German Open champion! Took the game away from her illustrious opponent. Yamaguchi takes the second game, 21-13. 20-13 with SEVEN game points. It is 19-13 now for the fourth seed. It is 18-12 for the Japanese. And now the Japanese has built a big lead at 16-12. Saina seems to have lost the plot for a while. Again Yamaguchi is upping her intensity and attack. She goes up 14-12. After four consecutive points by the Japanese, Saina takes a point to make it 12-12. Yamaguchi takes 3 points on the trot to level it at 11-11. The rallies are getting longer. Of course, the young Japanese is trying to tire out the Indian. She now trails 10-11. At half-time, Saina leads 11-8. It is 10-7 now for the unseeded player. But Saina has been cautious and has extended her lead just when things were getting too close. She is up 9-7. Yamaguchi is trying to come back here and has reduced the gap to 5-6. It is 6-3 now It is 5-2 now for the Indian. And now Saina is playing some quick, fiery points to go up to 4-2. She is taking no chances here! SECOND GAME
It is 1-1 to start off things! Nehwal takes the first game, 21-19 Yamaguchi saves one!! Yamaguchi gets one point but the Indian pockets a vital point to have two game points in hand at 20-18 Can the diminutive Japanese catch up? Saina takes two quick points to race ahead to 19-17 17-17 now And once more the former World No. 1 has the advantage at 17-16 Load More