Saina, Sameer Verma suffer Hong Kong Open 1st round exit
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Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Sameer Verma crashed out of the Hong Kong Open after suffering opening round defeats at the Hong Kong Open. 8th seed Saina stumbled upon her fifth first-round loss in the last 6 tournaments, going down 13-21 20-22 to China’s Cai Yan Yan. Meanwhile, World no.16 Sameer lasted for 54 minutes before losing to Wang Tzu Wei of Chinese Taipei 11-21 21-13 8-21 in the opening round match.