India's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal exited from the China Masters Superseries but the top mixed doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and V Diju kept the tricolour fluttering by registering a thrilling victory to advance to semifinals at Changzhou on Friday.
Fifth seed Saina lost 8-21 12-21 to top seed and world number one Yihan Wang in a women's singles match that lasted for 33 minutes at the Xincheng Gymnasium.
Jwala and Diju, however, held their nerves in crucial moments to register a 17-21 21-19 21-9 win over Robert Blair of Scotland and Briton's Gabrielle White in a 46-minute match.
The world number 56 pair will take on the Korean duo of Yeon Seong Yoo and Ye Na Jang in the semifinals tomorrow.
The 21-year-old Saina was no match for the Chinese as she sent down as many as 23 smash winners against eight by the Indian. She also played better at the nets, registering 13 winners compared to Saina's four.
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