Paris:Former world number one Saina Nehwal on Friday thrashed United States' Iris Wang in the quarter-final to reach the semi-finals of the ongoing Orleans Masters.
The ace Indian shuttler was made to fought hard to register a 21-19, 17-21, 21-19 win over Wang in a one-hour long encounter.
After losing the first set 21-19, Wang put up a great fight and made a comeback in the second set as she took it 17-21. However, the American was not able to continue her momentum as Nehwal took the third set 21-17 and won the game.
In another women's singles quarter-final, Indian shuttler Ira Sharma faced a humiliating defeat against Denmark's Line Christophersen. Danish shuttler defeated Ira in straight games 21-11, 21-8 in just 23 minutes.
Earlier in the day, the women's doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy advanced to the semi-finals.
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Ponnappa and Reddy outclassed England's pair of Chloe Birch and Lauren Smith 21-14, 21-18 in the quarter-finals clash that lasted for 41 minutes.
Indian men's doubles pair of Krishna Prashad Garaga and Vishnu Vardhan Goud Panjala stormed into the semi-finals after defeating the local pair of Christo Popov and Toma Junior Popov in a three-game intense clash.
The Indian duo came out triumphant despite the French pair staging a comeback in the second game. They won the match by 21-17, 10-21, 22-20 in an encounter that was completed in one hour and three minutes.
