With Saina continuing to be sluggish, Maria reached 19-17 and then reached game point with a cross court round-the-head smash which caught ...

World No.61 Ulitina caused a huge upset registering a 21-18, 21-19 win against the World No.5 and 2012 London Games bronze medallist Saina.

The World Championship silver medallist Indian will next take on World No. 61 Maria Ulitina of Ukraine in a Group G match on August 14.

It has been an eventful couple of years for Saina as she shifted base from Hyderabad to Bangalore in early 2014 and trained under the watch...