Saina Nehwal beat Hong Kong’s Yip Pui Yin 21-13, 21-10 to make the final of the $120,000 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold here on Saturday.
Saina will face Thailand’s Pornpawee Chochuwong in the summit clash after the latter defeated Cheung Ngan Yi 21-19, 20-22, 21-18 in the other semifinal.
Saina, who opened up a 4-1 lead, lost control and let Yin go ahead 7-4 and 12-9. The Indian changed gears and reeled off five straight points to first turn the tables and then amassed seven points on the trot to leave the Hong Kong player stranded.
In the second game, there was a marked difference as Saina simply walked away with the game without giving any chance to her rival.
She opened up a 6-0 lead and then kept extending it to eventually shut the door on Yin. — PTI
