Basel, Mar. 19 : Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal has romped into the semi-final of the USD 120,000 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament after thrashing seventh-seed Sayaka Sato of Japan in the women's singles event here.
The Olympic bronze medallist outplayed her Japanese opponent 21-15, 21-14 in a contest that lasted for 52 minutes last night.
Nehwal, who had bagged the Swiss Open title in 2011 and 2012, will next face third-seed and her fierce rival Wang Yihan for the final- berth.