New Delhi: India's star shuttler Saina Nehwal had a disappointing performance at the Denmark Open. Saina was crashed out of the tournament after losing to Japan's Sayaka Takahashi in the first round. The 11th ranked player of Japan defeated Saina 21-15 23-21 in a 37-minute match. Before this match between the two, four matches were played so far and Saina won each time. However, Sayaka dominated the Indian shuttler on Wednesday. The first game saw a tie between the two players.
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The score was tied between the two at 7-7, after which Sayaka secured an 11-8 lead at the break. Saina could not make a comeback after the break, losing the game after trailing 13-20. In the second game too, Sayaka was ahead and she took an 11-9 lead till the break.
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However, after this, Saina returned the score to 10-15 to 13-15. This game was not easy for Sayaka and the score of both reached 20-20. However, Sayaka won the game 23-21. At the beginning of the day, Sameer Verma defeated India Kanta Sunayama in the first round and entered the second round. Sameer defeated the Japanese opponent 21-11,21-11 in just 29 minutes.
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