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Bollywood | September 16, 2017 17:11 ISTShraddha Kapoor visited Saina Nehwal's home during her recent visit to Hyderabad.
Shraddha Kapoor visited Saina Nehwal's home during her recent visit to Hyderabad.
BAI chief said he had a meeting with the senior players and they have voluntarily given their nod to participate in the National Championship.
The Ok Jaanu actress was delighted to be coached by India's star shuttler herself and her mentor Gopichand.
Kumar has been instrumental in helping Saina achieve World No. 1 ranking in April 2015 and win a silver at the 2015 World Championship.
PV Sindhu was the first Indian woman to win a silver medal at the quadrennial event in Rio.
Saina credited coach Vimal for being there when she needed him the most.
Saina Nehwal had left Pullela Gopichand's academy in 2014 and shifted base to Bangalore in her quest to get back to the top of the rankings.
Meanwhile, P V Sindhu, World Championship silver medallist remained static at 4th position in the latest BWF rankings.
Recalling the strenuous process of recovery post the surgery, Saina said she could get back into international badminton due to the support of her physios and coach Vimal Kumar.
Sindhu, who won her second World Championships medal in Glasgow, said the future of Indian badminton is in good hands.
Saina Nehwal's father and PV Sindhu's mother had a surprise 'fan' waiting for them outside the World Badminton Championship venue.
It is for the first time that India has secured two medals at the prestigious World Badminton Championships.
Despite winning the first game, former World number one Saina Nehwal lost a closely fought semi-final against Japan's Nozomi Okuhara at World Badminton Championships in Glasgow.
The shuttler's early exit proved to be one of the biggest upsets for the Indian contingent at the Olympics.
Nehwal will next play seventh seed Nozomi Okuhara of Japan, who knocked out two-time defending champion Spain's Carolina Marin in another match.
Saina is likely to take on second seed Sung Ji Hyun. The Indian has a 7-2 head-to-head record against the Korean and most recently beat her at the Australian Open in June.
Two-time bronze medallist P V Sindhu will open her campaign against either Korea's Kim Hyo Min or Egypt's Hadia Hosny in the second round and is likely to meet China's Sun Yu for a place in the quarterfinals.
Chamundeswaranath had gifted a Chevrolet sedan back in 2007 to Mithali Raj and feels that the skipper should be rewarded in a bigger stature with a BMW this time around.
The Olympic silver medallist has previously won bronze medals at the World Championship in 2013 and 2014.
The Chinese shuttler beat Saina 21-17, 10-21, 21-17 in a match that lasted for an hour and 19 minutes. Earlier, Saina's compatriot PV Sindhu also lost her quarter-finals match to World No.1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei.
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