Xuerui: Let Saina beat me first, then we can talk


COPENHAGEN: China’s Li Xuerui launched a stinging attack on India’s Saina Nehwal after checking into the women’s singles quarter-final of the World Championships at the Bellarup Super Arena.

The 23-year-old Xuerui was not happy with Saina’s call to limit the number of Chinese women’s singles players in international tournaments as a way to end China’s domination.

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