Jakarta Jan 26 (IANS) Veteran Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal got the better of compatriot P.V. Sindhu in straight games to enter the semi-finals of $350 000 Indonesia Masters World Tour Super 500 here on Friday.
Saina the 2012 Olympic bronze medallist moved past 2016 Olympic runner-up and second seed Sindhu 21-13 21-19 in 37 minutes in a quarter-final.
With this win 27-year-old Saina has taken a 2-1 lead in head-to-head records against her Hyderabadi rival.
In the semi-finals on Saturday Saina will face Thai fourth seed Ratchanok Intanon who defeated reigning world champion and Japanese sixth seed Nozomi Okuhara 21-17 21-10
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