Saina Nehwal came up with a near flawless performance to notch up an impressive 21-17, 21-8 win over Juliane Schenk of Germany in the 35-minute final of the Denmark Super Series badminton championship.
The World No. 4 from India was in irresistible form against an opponent who threatened to pose much bigger challenge than many of the opponents lined up in this event against Saina did to level the scores nine-all 10-all at one stage.
Saina, playing in her maiden tournament after her bronze-medal winning
performance in the 2012 London Olympics, ensured that her return to the
big league ended on a triumphant note.
Playing without the chief national coach and her mentor Pullela Gopi
Chand, the 22-year-old Hyderabadi was just too good for the German
opponent, winner of the World championship bronze in 2011 and who
ironically finished runner-up in four events this year.
The final point of the match when Schenk did not attempt to return the
serve from Saina was in a way symbolic of the total domination of the
ace Indian shuttler.
On the other hand for Saina, this was her sixth Super Series title overall and second this year after the Indonesian Open win.
The win also made Saina richer by $30,000 and the runner-up Schenk had to be content with $ 15,000.
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