Though Saina is not in good shape, she defeated tall chinese opponent SunYu in 2 straight games. SunYu missed the golden opportunity. But still i doubt Saina will go ahead and defend her title.
Saina took her sweet time to overcome Sun Yu. My question is why does she hit body smashes more than it is necessary, rather than attacking in the gaps or on the side lines? She's just gonna exhaust herself. That's why she often find it difficult to beat players who are more solid in their defense.
A lacklustre performance by world #2 Ahmad/Natsir, their first round FRA SS exit repeats here, lost to GER #1 pair Fuchs/Michels, 19-21 / 20-22. They couldn't manage leading margin 19-14 at first game and 11-6 at game 2.