Saina Nehwal

Saina advances in Malaysian Super Series

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal started her season on a winning note, dispatching little known German Nicole Grether in straight games to enter the second round of Malaysian Super Series badminton tournament here on Wednesday.
World number 10 Saina took just 26 minutes to sent Nicole packing 21-15, 21-8 in the first round to set up […]

Saina loses in World Super Series Semis

Saina Nehwal played her heart out but lost to world number six Chen Wang of Hong Kong in an edge-of-the-seat semifinal of the World Super Series Masters Final here on Saturday.
The world number 10 Indian used every trick from her arsenal but failed to match the experience of her third seed Hong Kong opponent and […]

Saina declared ‘most promising player’

Saina Nehwal’s good performance in the year 2008 has been recognised by the World Badminton Federation as the world body declared her the ‘most promising player of the year’ in its council meeting in Seoul.
She was elected out of three players proposed by the world body ahead of one Korean and one from Pan America.
Saina, […]

Saina will be world number one: Gopichand

Saina Nehwal has the potential to be the numero uno women shuttler but the prodigal talent urgently needs a travelling physio to retain her fitness, feels national coach Pullela Gopichand.

Beijing Olympics quarter-finalist, Saina, sneaked into the elite zone of top 10 players on Thursday and immediately set herself a new target of breaking into the […]

Saina, Arvind move into Honk Kong Quarters

Saina Nehwal and Arvind Bhatt continued their fine form to storm into the quaterfinals even as compatriot Chetan Anand fell by the wayside in the Hong Kong Super Series badminton tournament on Thursday.
Saina quelled Korean Youn Joo Bae’s challenge 21-15, 12-21, 21-13 in 49 minutes in the women’s singles second round match to set up […]

Saina crashes out of China Open

Ace Indian shuttlers Chetan Anand and Saina Nehwal crashed out of the China Open Super Series after losing their first round matches in the men’s and women’s singles respectively in Guangzhou on Wednesday.
Saina, who won two Grand Prix titles this year besides making it to the quarterfinals of the Beijing Olympics, gave a tough fight […]

Saina wins World Jr. Championship

Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal on Sunday became the first Indian to clinch the World Junior badminton Championship with a straight-game win over Japanese rival Sayaka Sato in the final.
Top seed Saina got the better of her ninth seeded Japanese rival Sayaka Sato 21-9, 21-18 in a lopsided match that lasted just 25 minutes.
“It is a […]

Saina in World Jr Badminton final

Top seed Saina Nehwal stormed into the final of the girls singles event of the World Junior badminton championship, even as compatriot RMV Gurusaidutt crashed out in the semi-finals in the boys category on Saturday.
Saina had no problems in quelling the challenge of third seed Shixian Wang and took just 37 minutes to sent packing […]

Saina wins Gold at Youth CommonWealth Games

Saina Nehwal survived some nervous moments to claim the girls singles gold of the third Commonwealth Youth Games at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex on Friday.
Fifteen-year-old Sikki Reddy gave Saina the jitters before the Beijing Olympic Games quarter-finalist wrapped up the tie 23-21, 22-20 to clinch the gold on the fifth and penultimate day.
An overhead […]

Saina in CYG finals

India is set to win a pair of gold and silver medals in badminton on Friday at the 3rd Commonwealth Youth Games with both boys and girls singles finals turning out to be an all-Indian affair.
Olympian Saina Nehwal and Sikki Reddy will clash for gold in the girls singles, while the boys singles final […]

I am not under pressure: Saina

India’s best bet for a gold medal at the upcoming Commonwealth Youth Games, teen shuttler Saina Nehwal on Friday said she would carry forward her recent good form to win laurels for the country.
“I am really looking forward to this meet and have been preparing hard. I’ve had some good outing recently after Beijing. I’m […]

Saina in China Masters semis

Saina Nehwal continued her rampaging form and staved off the challenge of third seed Lin Zhu of China to cruise into the semifinals of the Chinese Masters Super Series at Changzhou in China on Friday.
The national champion overcame a second game lapse to beat Zhu 21-16 21-23 21-18 in a fiercely contested match, which lasted […]

“Saina can break into top 10″

Saina Nehwal is up to No. 12 in the world rankings and the dream of an Indian lady shuttler breaking into the top 10 is within striking distance.
“Definitely possible,” former national champion Madhumita Bist says. “It will be difficult no doubt, but it is something that Saina can achieve.”
Saina’s coach Pullela Gopi Chand feels the […]

Saina knocked out of Japan Super Series

After the high of last week’s Chinese Taipei Open triumph, ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal hit a low as she crashed out of the Japan Super series Badminton tournament with a straight-game defeat in the first round in Tokyo on Wednesday.
The Beijing Olympics quarterfinalist lost 18-21, 16-21 to seventh seed Hong Kong’s Mi Zhou in […]

Saina wins Yonnex Open title

Ace Indian woman shuttler Saina Nehwal on Sunday won the Yonex Chinese Taipei Open defeating unseeded Li Ya Lydia Cheah of Malaysia 21-8 21-19.
Earlier in the semi-final, Saina defeated Pia Zehadiah Bernadet of Indonesia in a one-sided match on Saturday. Saina became the only Indian woman to reach two GP finals by registering a thumping […]

Saina in Yonnex Open semi-finals

Saina Nehwal stormed into the semifinal of the Yonex Open Chinese Taipei badminton tournament after battling past Porntip Buranaprasertsuk of Thailand Friday.
Saina, seeded second, got the better of Buranaprasertsuk 21-19, 18-21, 21-16 in a thrilling quarterfinal.
The world no.14 Indian will now face Indonesian Pia Zebadiah Bernadet in the semifinal. Bernadet beat Saina’s Olympic tormentor and […]

Saina in Yonnex Quarters

Saina Nehwal has entered the quarterfinal of Yonex Chinese Taipei Open badminton after easing past Hong Kong’s Kwan Yi Mong 21-8, 21-12 Thursday.
Second seed Saina will now face Porntip Buranaprasertsuk of Thailand, who battled past local challenger Shih Han Huang 20-22, 21-12, 23-21. Saina earlier beat Mingtian Fu of Singapore 21-19 21-19 in the Grand […]

India@Beijing Olympics 2008: Badminton

Saina Nehwal’s gallant run in her maiden Olympics ended Wednesday as she lost a marathon quarter-final against Maria Kristin Yulianti of Indonesia.
World no. 15 Saina lost out 28-26, 14-21, 15-21 in a fierce match that lasted more than an hour at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.
Saina came into the match riding high on the […]

India@Beijing Olympics 2008: Badminton

Shuttler Anup Sridhar’s Olympic campaign did not proceed beyond the second round as Shoji Sato of Japan sent the Indian hurtling towards defeat in straight sets at the Beijing University of Technology (BJUT) Gymnasium on Monday evening.
Fleet-footed Sato took just 37 minutes to tame Sridhar 21-13 21-17 in a lop-sided match where Sridhar looked out […]

India@Beijing Olympics 2008: Badminton

Saina Nehwal stormed into the quarters of the women’s singles event at the Beijing Olympics.
She defeated world number five and fourth seed Chen Wang of Hong Kong in a three set thriller 21-19, 11-21 and 21-11. Saina overcame her higher seed opponent Chen Wan someone whom she could not beat in her last two attempts.
She […]