Saina, Chetan in semifinals of Syed Modi Tournament

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By: Vineet Wal

1-saina-nehwal1Top seeds Saina Nehwal and Chetan Anand advanced to the semifinals while RMV Gurudsaidutt shocked higher ranked Indonesian Andre Kurniawan Tedjono in straight games to reach the final four in the Syed Modi International Grand Prix badminton tournament here on Friday.

World number eight Saina survived a scare to pip fifth seed Fransiska Ratnasari of Indonesia 11-21 21-4 21-19 in a 54-minute battle and set up a semifinal clash with sixth seed Jeanine Cicognini of Switzerland, while Chetan beat sixth seed compatriot Anup Sridhar 21-18 21-10 in just 29 minutes.

In a see-saw battle, Gurusaidutt held his nerve in crucial moments to beat Andre 21-18 21-16 in a 42 minutes to reach the semifinals, where he will meet Chetan on Saturday.

Fourth seed Aditi Mutatkar also made merry notching up a 21-12 21-14 win over compatriot seventh seed Trupti Murgunde in 24 minutes in the women’s singles.

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