Saina Nehwal enters Australian Open final, breaks jinx with win against Wang

Saina Nehwal booked her place in the finals of the Australian Open Badminton on 11 June after putting in a magnificent display by defeating second seed Wang Yihan of China by 21-8, 21-12.

Saina has had a poor record against Wang - a former women singles world champion - as she won four and lost 11 against her. However, this time around, Saina put in a flawless display right from the first game and grabbed a lead without allowing the second seeded Chinese star to get a foothold in the game, NDTV reported.

Saina will play Sun Yu of China in the Australian Open 2016 badminton final.

However, with Kidambi Srikanth crashing out in the semi-final against 12th ranked Hans-Kristian Vittinghus of Denmark, there was some heartbreak for India in the men's singles. Vittinghus won by 22-20, 21-13.

Srikanth, who had a 2-1 head-to-head advantage against Vittinghus, put up a great fight in the first game and at 20-20, it was anybody's game. However, Vittinghus won the crucial point and sealed the game.