Catch all the live scores and updates of the Indonesia Masters as India's Saina Nehwal takes on Carolina Marin in the final
That brings us to the end of our live coverage of the final between Saina Nehwal and Carolina Marin. The Indian won her second Indonesia Masters title in Jakarta. Not the way she would've wanted to win it, of course. As for Marin, all we can do is hope for the best. She will make a comeback soon.
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That must've hurt. Unfortunate, really. We hope it's not as bad as it looks...
Here's how Marin picked up the injury against Nehwal
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She landed awkwardly on her right knee while playing the forehand overhead clear
Get well soon, Carolina!
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Marin is running away with the lead
Marin leads 5-1
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Marin is pushing Nehwal towards the backcourt with ease
Marin is moving quickly too. The Indian ace will have to dig deep to unsettle Marin in the opening game
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Nehwal vs Marin
Indian shuttle queen Saina Nehwal qualified to cross swords again with reigning world and Olympic champion Carolina Marin of Spain after the two players beat higher ranked Chinese opponents at the Istora Senayan on Saturday. Saina, seeded eighth, staged a magnificent rearguard action in narrowly outpointing He Bingjiao, seeded sixth, by an 18-21, 21-12, 21-18 scoreline, while the fifth-ranked Spaniard pipped third-seeded Chen Yufei at the tape by a 17-21, 21-11, 23-21 verdict, after the 20-year-old Chinese had saved six match-points.
Crazy numbers!
8 - Eight of nine Men's Doubles title in Indonesia Masters have been won by the host country. Specialist
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2010-2011: Ahsan/Septano
2013: Pratama/Saputro
2014: Kido/Gideon
2015: Angriawan/Saputro
2016: Arya Pangkaryanira/Sukamuljo
2018-2019: Gideon/Sukamuljo#IndonesiaMasters2019
Semi-final result: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal advanced to the women's singles final of the Indonesia Masters 2019 after a hard-fought win over China's He Bingjiao on Saturday.
Eighth-seeded Nehwal defeated her opponent 18-21, 21-12, 21-18 in a 58-minute affair. The Indian lost the first game but came from behind in the next two games.
Nehwal, who had reached the finals in the last edition, will now take on Spain's three-time World Champion and reigning Olympic champion Carolina Marin, who defeated China's Chen Yufei 17-21, 21-11, 23-21 in the second semi-final.
Nehwal had won gold at the Commonwealth Games last year, a bronze at the Asian Games and had reached the summit clash of Denmark open, Syed Modi International and Indonesia Masters in 2018.
With inputs from Agencies
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