Saina Nehwal shines bright for Indian badminton once again
PTI: New Delhi, Dec 23 2012, 20:41 IST
turbulent for Saina when she controversially exited from the first round of the Syed Modi India Grand Prix in Lucknow last week after being two-match points ahead, citing a knee problem.
Among the young guns, P V Sindhu was the most promising rising star for India as her performance in the international circuit saw her break into the top 20 in September.
Sindhu clinched the prestigious Badminton Asia Youth Under-19 title in July to make heads turn but her biggest victory came in September when she stunned the newly crowned Olympic champion Li Xuerui in the China Masters and reached the semifinals of the tournament.
The lanky shuttler also reached the semis of the Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold.
But a knee problem, which she sustained in China, saw her lose to Sayali Gokhale in the final of the Senior National championship in Srinagar and after that she skipped the World Junior Badminton Championship in October.
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