Saina regains Australian title

Saina regains Australian title
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Indian badminton queen Saina Nehwal had the perfect preparation for the ensuing Olympics Games at Rio on Sunday. Nehwal did well by rallying from a first-game loss to eventually overpower her Chinese opponent Sun Yu 11-21, 21-14, 21-19 to regain the Australian Open Super Series title here.

Sydney: Indian badminton queen Saina Nehwal had the perfect preparation for the ensuing Olympics Games at Rio on Sunday. Nehwal did well by rallying from a first-game loss to eventually overpower her Chinese opponent Sun Yu 11-21, 21-14, 21-19 to regain the Australian Open Super Series title here.

She had won the title in 2014. It was sweet revenge for Nehwal as she was routed by the same opponent in China Open way back in 2013. What should also make the Indian, who now trains in Bangalore, more optimistic about Rio prospects is the comprehensive 21-8, 21-12 win over World No 2 Yihan Wang in the semi-finals.

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