Saina Nehwal crashes out of New Zealand Open after shocking loss to World number 212 Wang Zhiyi

India's Saina Nehwal suffered a shocking first round loss to world number 212 Wang Zhiyi of China in straight games to exit the New Zealand Open here Wednesday.

The 29-year-old Olympic bronze medallist and world number nine lost 16-21, 23-21, 4-21 to her 19-year-old opponent in the women's singles match that lasted one hour and seven minutes.

In men's singles, Lakshya Sen's campaign also ended with a hard-fought loss against Taiwan's Wang Tzu Wei. Lakshya lost 21-15 18-21 10-21 in an hour and eight minutes.