Orleans Masters | Saina bows out, Krishna-Vishnu duo enter maiden Super 100 final

Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy makes an exit from the women’s doubles category.

Saina Nehwal bowed out in straight games in the women's singles semifinals but the unheralded duo of Krishna Prasad Garaga and Vishnu Vardhan Goud Panjala kept India in the title hunt by storming into the men's doubles final at the Orleans Masters in Paris on Saturday. London Olympic bronze medallist, Saina lost 17-21 17-21 to Denmark's Line Christophersen in 28 minutes, while the women's duo of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy also faltered 18-12, 9-21 to the top seeded Thai pair of Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai at the semifinals. However, Krishna and Vishnu cheered up the Indian camp with a 21-17 21-17 win over English pair of Callum Hemming and Steven Stallwood in a 35 minute semifinal clash to reach their maiden final of a Super 100 event.