First Indian women shuttler to achieve world number one ranking, Saina Nehwal on Sunday clinched her maiden India Open Super Series title after notching up a dominating straight game victory against former world champion Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand in the summit clash here.
Meanwhile, shuttler Kidambi Srikanth won the men’s singles title at India Open Super Series. He won the match 18-21 21-13 21-12. It is his second Super Series title after the win over legendary lin Dan in China last year.
Saina played like a champion to get the better off Intanon 21-16 21-14 in a battle that kept the crowd hooked from the first point to the last at the Siri Sports Complex here. Coming into the match with a 5-3 overall advantage over her rival, Saina was not tested much as the Indian was prepared for Intanon’s deceptive game. Saina encountered her rival with her better movements and powerful and accurate smashes to eventually wrest her second title of the season.