December 14, 2012 03:00 am | Updated 03:00 am IST - SHENZHEN (CHINA):
Saina Nehwal was on the brink of elimination after suffering her second straight loss in Group ‘B’ in the Super Series Finals here on Thursday.
The fourth-seeded Indian, who lost to Denmark’s Tine Baun in her first match, was beaten by Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon 13-21, 16-21 in just 34 minutes.
Saina meets Germany’s Juliane Schenk in her final group game on Friday. The German overcame Baun 14-21, 21-16, 21-8.
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