Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal produced a resilient performance to advance to the semifinals of the Malaysia Open Super Series Premier tournament in the women's singles event on Friday.
Saina, who slumped to eighth in the latest world rankings, bounced back from a game down to claim a 19-21, 21-14, 21-14 win over Thailand's Porntip Buranaprasertsuk in a thrilling contest that lasted 58 minutes.
The 26-year-old Olympic bronze medallist will next meet Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei on Saturday.
Meanwhile, PV Sindhu struggled against Ratchanok Intanon from the beginning as she went down 7-21, 8-21 to the fourth seed Thailand opponent in the quarterfinal contest.
