Badminton Queen of India Saina Nehwal Read Online Free PDF

attacking best besides displaying better nerves in crucial moments.
    After moving neck and neck till 7-7, Saina went out of control by engaging her rival in soft dribble and net play to widen the gap at 15-9 before reeling off six straight points to seal her place in history.
    In an interview, Saina said, “It was a really, really tough and I love the crowd here. It’s really nice here. Whenever I enter the court, I feel like a champion here.”
    All England Championship
    Saina Nehwal holds her
gold medal after defeating
China’s Lin Wang
    The 2010 All-England Super Series was a badminton tournament held in Birmingham, England, Great Britain from March 9, 2010 to March 14, 2010. It was the third competition in the BWF 2010 Super Series. It was held in the National Indoor Arena.
    Saina ranked world No.3 during the tournament. She won a thrilling and tight encounter against former World No.1 Shixian Wang at the National Indoor Arena and reached the women’s singles semi-finals.
    Saina beat the sixth seed 23-21, 19-21, 21-16 in a marathon Super Series Premier match which lasted one hour and 14 minutes. This was the fourth time Saina beat Shixian in her five career meetings. In the process, Saina also ensured the exit of all Chinese women from singles competition. Saina dictated proceedings from the start as her Chinese opponent was uncomfortable against her. This was quite obvious after her three consecutive wins in last three encounters.
     
     

    Saina playing in All England Super Series, Great Britain - 2010
    This tournament was a big deal for her. Since the tournament is categorized under the ‘oldest’ ones in history of badminton, Saina’s participation was quite significant. The tournament is held each year for over a century now. It is a dream of every player to win this tournament. In India, there have been only two All England champions; Prakash Padukone and Pullela Gopichand. Saina became the first Indian woman to carve a niche in the tournament. It was definitely a big achievement for her.
    Commonwealth Games, 2010
    The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3rd to 14th October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games to date. It was also the largest international multi-sport event to be staged in Delhi and India, eclipsing the Asian Games in 1951 and 1982. The opening and closing ceremonies were held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main stadium of the event. It was the first time that the Commonwealth Games were held in India and the second time it was held in Asia after Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1998.
    The media and the entire sports world termed Saina as India’s saviour after Commonwealth Games. Since, her victory propelled India to the prestigious number 2 position in the medals score, Saina was honoured and revered for her achievements. She also became a household name in most of the Commonwealth countries where badminton was a popular and highly respected game.
    Saina during the
Commonwealth Games,
New Delhi, 2010
    Saina Nehwal became the first Indian woman to enter the finals of the Commonwealth Games badminton event. History was made at the Siri Fort Complex in front of home crowd, when she easily defeated Susan Egelstaff of Scotland in straight sets 21-10 and 21-17.
    The spectators’ cheered for her as she stepped onto the court which was the last game of the day. Because of her unforced errors, Saina lost the initial points and the crowd also fell silent. However, the match transformed into an entirely different level as she recomposed herself and took to the winning stride.
    She swiftly snatched the first set in just 12 minutes from Egelstaff. However, the next game saw Susan pressing force. She started advancing which was powered by some aberrant faults committed by Saina at the net.
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