New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Badminton legend Saina Nehwal on Monday praised P V Sindhu after her Japan Open Super 750 triumph, saying a champion ought to by no means be underestimated.
Nehwal highlighted Sindhu’s resilience in overcoming a troublesome interval marked by accidents and believes the title win will restore her confidence.
She lauded Sindhu’s aggressive model and spectacular victories over a number of high gamers, calling her comeback a testomony to her champion mentality.
Sindhu rediscovered her classic finest to seize her maiden Japan Open title, defeating residence favorite and world No. 3 Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 21-17 within the ladies’s singles last of the BWF Super 750 match on Sunday.
‘You can by no means write a champion off. I feel after successful this, she’s bought her confidence again. She’s at all times going to return again and do nicely. She’s performed at that stage for thus a few years… The final two or three years have been truly very powerful. She was attempting to return out of the accidents. That’s part of a sports activities particular person’s life and the way in which she’s come out of it and confirmed that tremendous collection, win after defeating three, 4 high gamers right here and fairly comfortably, she’s attacked very laborious,’ Nehwal informed the reporters.
The victory marked Sindhu’s first Super 750 title and ended a title drought of greater than two years, whereas additionally making her the primary Indian shuttler to win the celebrated Japan Open. It was her largest triumph since lifting the BWF World Championships title in 2019.
With the victory in Tokyo, Sindhu not solely claimed her maiden Japan Open crown but in addition despatched a robust assertion forward of the key worldwide occasions later this season. (ANI)