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/ Saina Nehwal jumps to World No. 2 rank
Posted 16.07.2010 at 04:38
India's Saina Nehwal scaled a new high when she shot up three places to World. No 2 in the latest rankings released by the Badminton World Federation Thursday (July 15).
Saina had earlier won back-to-back titles, India Open Grand Prix and the Singapore Open Super Series in the last month, and marched ahead of three Chinese players in the women's singles charts for her career-best ranking.
The badminton ace has now won four titles in 2010. Saina's previous best was the third position she attained last week.
Confident as ever, Saina Nehwal is looking to do the country proud in the World championship in Paris in August. But she realises that the three recent titles have brought enormous pressure of expectations from the country on her.
“The people of the country are expecting a lot from me in the World championship and I am ready for the challenge. The Chinese girls will be there and I think, they are beatable,” said the world number three who won the Indian Open, Singapore Open and retained the Indonesian Open recently in the absence of the leading Chinese girls.
“I am working hard on every aspect of my game and feel confident ahead of the World championship,” said the Hyderabad girl on Tuesday while talking to mediapersons on the sidelines of a function organised by the Badminton Association of India to felicitate her on the recent string of success.
http://www.timesnow.tv/New-high-for-Saina-one-step-from-No-1/articleshow/4349630.cms