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Rio 2016 Olympics: Honest toiler Saina Nehwal senses golden opportunity

Edit Indian Express 23 Jun 2016
Saina Nehwal says her success is all because of her coaches. (Source. AP) ... “Whatever I am today, it’s because of my coaches,” Nehwal told Reuters in an email interview following her victory at the Australian Open last week ... Her second Australian Open title saw her beat world champions Ratchanok Intanon (2013) and Wang Yihan (2011) before overpowering China’s Sun Yu in the final in Sydney....

Honest toiler Saina Nehwal senses golden Rio opportunity

Edit Deccan Chronicle 22 Jun 2016
New Delhi. Saina Nehwal eschews the "natural talent" tag thrust upon her by Indian media and says only hard graft and good coaching have given her the chance to turn the Olympic badminton bronze she won four years ago in London into gold at the Rio Games ... Her second Australian Open title saw her beat world champions Ratchanok Intanon (2013) and Wang Yihan (2011) before overpowering China’s Sun Yu in the final in Sydney....

Saina Nehwal sees Rio as her best chance for gold

Edit The Hindu 22 Jun 2016
Saina Nehwal eschews the “natural talent” tag thrust upon her by the media and says only hard graft and good coaching have given her the chance to turn the Olympic badminton bronze she won four years ago in London into gold at the Rio Games ... 6 said ... Her second Australian Open title saw her beat world champions Ratchanok Intanon (2013) and Wang Yihan (2011) before overpowering China’s Sun Yu in the final in Sydney....

Could you beat this badminton robot?

Edit The Verge 20 Jun 2016
China Central Television recently reported on a robot that can play badminton, a technological development that must strike at least a little fear in the hearts of world-class players like Lee Chong Wei, Ratchanok Intanon, and Hans-Kristian Vittinghus. (Yes, I Googled those ... ....

Despite only 1 title this year, Saina No. 3 in top grossers list

Edit The Times of India 17 Jun 2016
HYDERABAD ... Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon, whose fantastic show this year included three straight Super Series victories, claimed a handsome $97,800 ... It fetches the singles champion $67,500 ... RELATED....

I have surprised myself with Virat-like aggression: Saina Nehwal

Edit The Times of India 14 Jun 2016
HYDERABAD. Surprised at her new found aggression, India's No 1 shuttler Saina Nehwal is confident that she would persist with her attacking style of play which enabled her to win Australia Super Series Championship ... "In Australia, I was surprised to see myself being more aggressive ... I came out of it ... "All the matches were really tough; in the quarters I played Ratchanok Intanon, then Wang Yihan and in the finals, it was a close match....

Saina Nehwal buys Kohli’s brand of aggression

Edit Deccan Chronicle 14 Jun 2016
Hyderabad. Hard work, and more hard work, laced with aggression. That is Saina Nehwal’s mantra for success ... “I would rate myself as the most hard-working player but technically I still need to improve a lot ... “I’m really happy ... So it was very tough ... It was more important for me to play do — not just win — against all the quality players like Ratchanok (Intanon) or Wang (Yihan) ... ....

'I have surprised myself with Virat-like aggression,' says Saina

Edit DNA India 14 Jun 2016
-->. Saina Nehwal recently won the Australian Open Super series. Surprised at her new found aggression, India's No 1 shuttler Saina Nehwal is confident that she would persist with her attacking style of play which enabled her to win Australia Super Series Championship ... I came out of it ... "All the matches were really tough; in the quarters I played Ratchanok Intanon, then Wang Yihan and in the finals, it was a close match ... ....

'Aware I need to be tactically better'

Edit The Hindu 14 Jun 2016
Saina Nehwal said she was happy to be back in the winning zone and hoped to do better in Rio than she did in London ... “This win was significant as I was coming back from a dangerous injury,” she said. “Yes, there was a feeling of disappointment with the string of losses. I was the World No ... 8 ... “The victory was all the more sweet as I could beat Ratchanok, Wang Yihan and Sun in the knock-out phase ... “No, no....

Saina eclipses Sun

Edit The Times of India 13 Jun 2016
Interestingly, the 26-year-old mowed down two former world champions, that too in straight games -in the quarterfinals (Ratchanok Intanon) and semifinals (Wang). More than the title triumph, Saina will take pride in beating Ratchanok and Wang. The Indian came into the tournament struggling but determined ... "Today, I wasn't feeling as great as I felt when I beat Ratchanok or Yihan this week," she added ... RELATED. From around the web....

Saina Nehwal shines after Sun Yu burn, wins Australian Open Super Series title

Edit Indian Express 13 Jun 2016
Japanese Nozomi Okuhara picked the prestigious All England after her season-ending Super Series Finals, Thai Intanon Ratchanok strung together a hat-trick of titles earlier this season and the ever-effervescent, always-dangerous Tai Tzu Ying won in front of the most raucous badminton crowd at Indonesia in last week’s fight for the title....

Saina Nehwal clinches second Australian Open title

Edit The Times of India 13 Jun 2016
SYDNEY ... The 26-year-old from Hyderabad eked out a 11-21 21-14 21-19 over the World No. 12 Sun in a fighting summit clash that lasted an hour and 11 minutes here. London Olympics bronze medallist, Saina, who had beaten two world champions- Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon (2013) and China's Yihan Wang (2011) in the quarterfinals and semifinals, thus clinched her maiden title of the season and pocketed a cheque of $56,250 ... Sun soon lead 9-8....

Saina Nehwal attacking than ever before: Coach Vimal Kumar

Edit Indian Express 13 Jun 2016
Saina Nehwal won the Australian Super Series for the second time in her career. (Source. AP) ... The most important thing today was her determined play ... “Definitely she wriggled out of some tough stages against Ratchanok and today against Sun Yu.” ....
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