Australian Open glory for Saina Nehwal
Synopsis
India's premier shuttler Saina Nehwal rallied to clinch her second Australian Open title as she beat Chinese Sun Yu in a grueling final in Sydney on Sunday.
Saina battled from a game down and overcame a spate of unforced errors to put it across her tough opponent in three games, 11-21, 21-14, 21-19.
After she lost the first game 11-21, the Indian got her shots in working order to take the second 21-14, before edging a closely-fought third game 21-19.
There was little to choose between the players in the third and decisive game as both vied desperately to take the all-important lead. But at the crucial moment, Saina sealed the deal on the last two points.
Saina had earlier won the title in 2014. The latest victory comes at an opportune time as the Olympic bronze medalist has been without a title since her Indian Open Superseries win in 2015.
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