In 2016, Srikanth endured a tough year of his career as he had recurring knee and ankle injuries. But all that changed as he was phenomenal this year.
The 25-year-old had pulled out of the China Open Super Series Premier after his doctor advised him a week's rest following a muscle strain.
Srikanth has withdrawn from the series in the wake of an injury.
The former world number one, Saina got the better of Sindhu, the Olympic and World Championship silver medallist 21-17, 27-25 in a pulsating summit clash that lasted 54 minutes.
With this victory, Prannoy had taken a revenge of his defeat in French Open Super Series 2017 where Srikanth got the better of him in the semi-final match.
It will be another pulsating battle between Srikanth and Prannoy, who have played four times in their international career.
Kidambi's hard work has paid off which has allowed the shuttler to reach a stage which sets the 24-year old in comparison to the likes of Prakash Padukone.
Srikanth became the first Indian and only the fourth shuttler in the world to win four Super Series tournaments in a calender season.
Srikanth became the first Indian and only fourth men's singles player in the world to win four Super Series titles in a calendar year, said not a few but many players, including him, are capable of winning top tournaments these days.
Kidambi Srikanth, who won his fourth Super Series title on Sunday, is now looking to take his momentum forward in the upcoming tournaments.
The eighth-seeded Indian dumped Japan's Kenta Nishimoto 21-14 21-13 in the finals of French Open to become the first Indian to clinch four Super Series titles in a season.
This is Srikanth's 6th Superseries title and fourth in 2017 after he won the Denmark Open Superseries last week.
Catch all the live scores and updates of the French Open super series singles' finals between India's Kidambi Srikanth and Kenta Nishimoto.
Kidambi Srikanth vs Kenta Nishimoto, French Open Super Series Final: You can watch the live streaming of the match on Hotstar app and you can also catch the match on TV on Star Sports 1, Star Sports HD 1.
Srikanth, who clinched titles at Indonesia, Australia and Denmark, saw off compatriot H S Prannoy 14-21 21-19 21-18 in the French Open Super Series semifinals to become the first Indian to reach five summit clashes in a season.
The Guntur-born shuttler will take on the winner of the match between Anders Antonsen and Kenta Nishimoto in the big final on Sunday.
Sindhu dumped Japan's Sayaka Takahashi 21-14 21-13 to set up a revenge match against China's Chen Yufei in the quarterfinals of French Open Super Series.
Men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty too made a positive start as he disposed off France's Bastian Kersaudy and Julien Maio 21-12 21-14 in 30 minutes.
The 24-year-old, who is displaying a classic form on the court, has also become the first Indian shuttler to reach four Super Series finals in a year.
Srikanth got the better of Lee Hyun II of South Korea 21 -10 21-5 to clinch the title at the USD 750,000 Super Series event on Sunday.
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