Shuttler Saina wins big-ticket Indonesian Open
The longest day of the year turned out to be the biggest in Saina Nehwal’s fledgling badminton career. She became the first Indian shuttler to win a super series event.
Saina, 19, ranked eighth in the world, upset third seed Wang Lin of China 12-21, 2118, 21-9 to lift the Indonesian Open badminton title on Sunday.
The last big title won by an Indian was in 2001 when her mentor P. Gopichand clinched the All England title.
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Saina, 19, ranked eighth in the world, upset third seed Wang Lin of China 12-21, 2118, 21-9 to lift the Indonesian Open badminton title on Sunday.
The last big title won by an Indian was in 2001 when her mentor P. Gopichand clinched the All England title.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com
Labels: badminton career, big ticket indonesian open, england title, gopichand, indian shuttler, indonesian open badminton title, saina, saina nehwal, super series event
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