New Delhi: Saina Nehwal shocked world No 6 and third seed Lin Zhu of China to cruise into the semi-finals of the Chinese Masters Super Series at Changzhou in China on Friday.
Saina depended more on smashes to win points and quickly ran away with the first game 21-16.
The Chinese player fought back in the second game as the 18-year-old Indian could not continue the momentum. Lin went on to win the second game 21-23.
However, Saina wrapped up the match which lasted 56 minutes with a 21-18 win in the third set.
The 18-year-old national champion will face Hong-Kong's Mi Zhou in the semi-finals.
Sixth seed Mi upset top seed Lan Lu 10-21, 21-13, 21-14 in the other quarter-final.
She had inflicted a crushing first round defeat on Saina in the Yonex Japan Super Series tournament last week.
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