After bronze in London, heartbreak in Rio for Saina Nehwal


India's premier shuttler Saina Nehwal on Sunday suffered a large upset against World No.61 Marija Ulitina of land in her second match of cluster G as she was eliminated of the Olympic Games here. Ulitina, 24, caused a large upset registering a 21-18, 21-19 win against the planet No.5 and 2012 London Games bronze medallist Saina. The 26-year-old Indian, a high palm rival, did not realize her rhythm and looked slow as she wasn't moving well inside the court. Saina conjointly conceded heaps of points on misjudgement and wasn't ready to retrieve once the shuttle rapt behind her. Saina started the primary game during a dominating method building a 7-1 lead however the 24-year-old Ukrainian presently force up her socks levelling the sport at 8-8. Saina simply edged past the mid-game interval with a two-point lead. when the interval there was a neck-to-neck fight for each purpose, levelling the score at 17-17 before the planet No.61 took 3 purpose of trot. Saina tried to fight back however Ulitina sealed the sport 21-18 in nineteen minutes at Pavillion Four of Riocentro. In the second game, the Indian star shuttler barely managed a slender one-point lead at the mid-game interval. The second game saw several robust shots and a few thunderous body and diagonal smashes by Ulitina. After the interval, things were equal at 15-15, 18-18 and 19-19 before the Ukrainian clenched 2 points and also the match, ending the Indian's hopes.
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