Chinese Taipei is my biggest win: Saina

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New Delhi, September 14:: Olympic quarter-finalist Saina Nehwal reckoned her triumph at the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix as the biggest in her career and hopes to break into the top 10 riding on her performance at the Asian circuit.

Saina became the first Indian woman shuttler with two Grand Prix crowns under her belt after she clinched the title in Chinese Taipei beating unseeded Malaysian Li Ya Lydia Cheah 21-8, 21-19 in the final of the GP Gold event.

"This is my biggest victory. Philippines Open was a four-star event but this one was five star and I feel I really played very well. I was in peak form and my confidence was very high," Saina said.

Playing her first tournament since making it to the quarter-finals of the Beijing Olympics, Saina said the tie against Porntip Buranaprasertsuk of Thailand in the last-eight stage was the toughest and winning it made her confident of claiming the title.

"I think the quarter-final was the most toughest match for me. I was stretched to three sets. This Thai girl (Porntip) was a good hitter and played very good strokes.

Winning this match made me comfortable for the next two days and gave me the confidence that I can win the title.

"I expected the semi-final to be a tough one, especially because (Pia Zebadiah) Bernadet had defeated Olympic bronze medallist (Marian Kritin ) Yullianti in the quarter-finals.