Arvind Bhat, Anup Sridhar go down, Saina goes ahead

An impeccable Taufik Hidyat, who ranks seventh presently, played his best and defeated ninth-seeded Arvind Bhat 21-14, 21-11, in the pre-quarterfinals. The 13th seed Anup also lost the match to unseeded Tan Chun Seang of Malaysia 21-9, 19-21, 18-21..

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Well done Saina, great going

“My next target is to break into the top five by next year. I know it will not be easy, because from here on I will have to play the quarters and semis, if not the finals, in all the tournaments against top players. But I can do it”, Saina said.

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Saina Nehwal out of Olympics medal run

India's No1 woman badminton player Saina Nehwal's dream of winning a gold medal in Beijing Olympics came to an abrupt end, after she lost to Indonesia's Maria Kristin Yulianti 28-26, 14-21, 15-21, in a thrilling quarterfinal held on Wednesday..

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