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    Carolina Marin enters China Open final

    Returning to court after 8 months, following knee injury, Carolina Marin, reigning Olympic champion shuttler of Spain, took 72 minutes to beat Sayaka Takahashi of Japan in a thrilling 20-22, 21-13, 21-18, to enter China Open final.

    Carolina Marin enters China Open final
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    Reigning Olympic champion shuttler Carolina Marin on Saturday advanced to the final of the China Open after securing a hard-fought win over Japan's Sayaka Takahashi.

    The Spaniard came from behind to a register a 20-22, 21-13, 21-18 win over Takahashi in a thrilling semifinal that lasted 72 minutes.

    In the other semifinal, Taiwan's Tai Tzu-ying defeated China's Chen Yufei 6-21, 21-13, 22-20 in 53 minutes to set up a summit clash with Marin, which will be played on Sunday.

    Marin is returning to the court after eight months following a knee surgery in January. She could not participate in the World Championships in Switzerland last month as she failed to recover completely.

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