Lucknow: Former three-time winner Saina Nehwal and reigning champion Sameer Verma were a step away from clinching the men’s and women’s singles titles respectively, reaching the finals of the Syed Modi International World Tour Super 300 here on Saturday.
Commonwealth Games silver medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and Gold Coast bronze medallists Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy also progressed to the summit clash in men’s doubles and women’s doubles respectively.
Saina, seeded second, prevailed over Indonesian Ruselli Hartawan 12-21 21-7 21-6 to set up a meeting with China’s Han Yue, who defeated compatriot Li Xuerui 21-15 19-21 21-9 in another
