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crowd when Susan took a 17-16 lead from Saina. However, with maximum levels of diligence she advanced with a five pointer to enter the finals.
    With this game, top seed Saina Nehwal became the first women Indian shuttler to win a gold medal in a singles event at the Commonwealth Games. This wasn’t easy for the ace shuttler though. She had to go through a grueling three-game victory over Mew Choo Wong from Malaysia in the individual badminton event. Saina actually bounced back from a game down to battle past Wong 19-21 23-21 21-13. It was a nail-biting 70-minute title clash in the women’s singles amidst the continuous cheering from the enthusiastic crowd at the Siri Fort Sports Complex.
    In the first game, Saina struggled a lot to judge the shuttle. She also lost few points at the forecourt and nets. The game actually slipped out of her hands after she trailed 8-11 at the break. But Saina wasn’t ready to give up. She came back strongly in the second. Her skills were displayed by increased number of cross shots and constant pushing of the shuttle at the back in the long rallies. This way, she came back from a 0-2 deficit to lead 14-10.
    But Wong tapered the gap and wrested the lead at 21-10. Saina soon closed the game with two more points to roar back into the challenge. In the decider, Saina implemented a similar strategy and kept her rival away from the nets. She also used deceptive drops and tosses as weapons to lead 11-7. Saina secured her lead as Wong’s game crashed.
    Wong kept hitting the shuttle out of the court and hit the nets in the final point. Saina’s happiness knew no bounds and she burst into tears. She ran into her mentor Pullela Gopichand’s arms as a gesture of gratitude.
    Singapore Super Series, 2010

    The 2010 Singapore Open Super Series is a top level badminton competition which was held from June 15, 2010 to June 20, 2010 in Singapore. It is the fifth BWF Super Series competition on the 2010 BWF Super Series schedule. The total purse for the event is $200,000.
    This was one of the most important tournaments in Saina’a career. She won the Singapore Open with a straight-game triumph over qualifier Tzu Ying Tai in the finals. Top seed Saina took just 33 minutes to beat Chinese Taipei’s Tai 21-18 21-15 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
    The jubilant player confessed in an interview, “I never expected to reach the finals as there were two good Chinese players in the draw but I believed in myself and got the result I wanted.”
    Hong Kong Super Series, 2010

    Hong Kong Super Series is a top level badminton competition. It was last held from November 13, 2012 to November 18, 2012 in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is also the twelfth BWF Super Series competition on the 2012 BWF Super Series schedule. The total purse for the event was $350,000.
    For the year 2010, it was the last of Super Series tournaments for that year. She won the title. It was the fifth gold in Saina’s treasure box. The best thing about this match was the Indian involvement in it. For India, Saina was bringing the medal after a gap of about twenty-eight years. The only India to have won this title was ace badminton player Prakash Padukone.
    Saina Nehwal had to beat China’s Shixian Wang 15-21, 21-16, 21-17 to clinch the Hong Kong Super Series badminton title. Saina fought her way to the final with a gruelling three-game victory over sixth seed Juliane Schenk of Germany in Wanchai.
    Saina became India’s pride after earning a 21-19 17-21 21-12 win over Juliane in a 53-minute women’s singles semi-final match. She focussed on playing a tactical game after she lost the first game. Saina actually clawed her way back with some fast-paced rallies. Her dynamic smashes were enough to outwit the Chinese world number five. In the second game, Saina jumped to 11-5 from 5-5. However, Shixian narrowed the gap to 11-10 before her and rushed forward to 19-11 by registering seven straight points.
    Saina missed a couple of points on the baseline and