Saina, Srikanth make it double delight at India Open
New Delhi : Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal won her maiden $275,000 India Open Superseries crown while K Srikanth made it a memorable day as he also annexed the men’s singles title here on Sunday. The current World No.2, who will take the top position when the new ranks will be announced, defeated former World Champion Ratchanok Intanon in straight games in the women's singles final while World No.4 Srikanth defeated Danish World No.6 Viktor Axelsen 18-21, 21-13, 21-12 in 55 minutes.
Playing at the Siri Fort Sports Complex, the No.1 seed came out on top to win 21-16, 21-14 in 49 minutes to take a 6-3 lead in career meetings over the third seeded Thai, who won here in 2013. This is Saina's second title of the year after winning the India Grand Prix Gold in January in Lucknow. She had also reached the All England final earlier this month where she lost to reigning World Champion Carolina Marin of Spain.
