File photo of Saina Nehwal of India as she plays against Li Xuerui (not pictured) of China during their womens' singles quarter-final match at the Badminton World Championships in Copenhagen August 29, 2014. REUTERS/Nils Meilvang/Scanpix Denmark
BIRMINGHAM, England, March 5 - Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal saw the singles draw open up for her on Thursday but the Indian must first overturn a Chinese hoodoo in the quarter-finals of the All-England Championships.
The third seed had to show speed, control and variation to see off Kim Hyo Min of Chinese Taipei 21-15 21-15 and set up last-eight showdown with Wang Yihan, the 2009 winner.
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