Kuala Lumpur, Jan 19 (UNI) Saina Nehwal on Saturday suffered a 16-21, 13-21 defeat at the hands of Spain's Carolina Marin in the semi-final of the Malaysia Masters 2019.
Nehwal, who had won the title in 2017, went down 16-21 13-21 to fourth seed Marin in a 40-minute match. With this loss, Indian campaign came to an end at the first World Tour Super 500 tournament of the season.
The 28-year-old Indian, had made a good start to the match leading 5-2 at the start but Marin clinched seven straight points and grabbed a 11-9 lead at the break.