A valiant Saina Nehwal went down fighting to world number one Tai Tzu Ying in the 2018 Denmark Open final match today.

Saina lost 13-21, 21-13, 6-21 to her Chinese Taipei opponent in a match that lasted almost for an hour.

Saina last defeated Tai Tzu in 2013. This year, world number 10 Saina has lost all her four matches against Tai Tzu before this final, the last being the semifinal clash in the Asian Games in Jakarta in August.