NEW DELHI, Mar 12: India ace Saina Nehwal will have to put behind her quarterfinal finish at the All England Championship and gather herself quickly to defend her title at the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold, which starts with the qualifiers at Basel, Switzerland tomorrow.
World number four Saina will open her campaign against Sayaka Sato of Japan in the women’s singles competition.
The 21-year-old Indian has a 2-1 record against the Japanese. The last time they meet, Saina had defeated her in straight games at the World Superseries Finals in 2011.
National champion P V Sindhu, who has been making a lot of news since last year at the international circuit, will take on Jie Yao of The Netherlands. (PTI)
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