Basel, March 20 (IANS) India's Saina Nehwal defeated Ji Hyun Sung of South Korea 21-13, 21-14 to win the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold badminton here Sunday.
It was Saina's second victory against the unseeded Korean in an as many meetings, having defeated her in the Indonesia Open Super Series last year.
Second seeded Saina, who had been in good form in the tournament, broke free from 6-7 in the first game, taking seven points in a row to lead
13-7. The Indian consolidated on the lead and won the first game.
In the second game, Saina opened up a 7-3 lead and took firm control of the match. She never allowed the Korean to come back and raced to victory.