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Saina clinches maiden India Open crown
New Delhi, March 29
Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal
won her maiden $275,000 India Open Superseries crown here on Sunday
defeating former World Champion Ratchanok Intanon in straight games in
the women's singles final.
Playing at the Siri Fort Sports
Complex, the No.1 seed came out on top to win 21-16, 21-14 in 49 minutes
to take a 6-3 lead in career meetings over the third seeded Thai, who
won here in 2013.
This is Saina's second title of the year after
winning the India Grand Prix Gold in January in Lucknow. She had also
reached the All England final earlier this month where she lost to
reigning World Champion Carolina Marin of Spain.
Previously, Saina's best performance at her home Super Series was a quarterfinal finish last year.
World No.2 Saina is assured of the No.1 spot when the Badminton World Federation (BWF) revises its rankings on Thursday.
The 25-year-old's compatriot Kidambi Srikanth will play his men's singles final against Danish Viktor Axelsen later in the day.