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Malvika Bansod on defeating Saina Nehwal: A dream come true
Updated On: 14 January, 2022 08:08 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
111th-ranked Malvika Bansod elated after beating idol Saina Nehwal in Rd Two
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Malvika Bansod en route her win over Saina Nehwal (right) at IG Stadium in New Delhi yesterday. Pics/BAI
Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy advanced to the quarter-finals, but the promising Malvika Bansod ended her idol Sania Nehwal’s campaign at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open here on Thursday.
Big achievement
Former champion and 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Saina suffered a 17-21, 9-21 straight game loss to her 20-year-old compatriot. Bansod, ranked 111th, took 34 minutes to see off the former World No.1, becoming only the second Indian to beat Nehwal since 2017 in any international tournament.
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