Press Trust of India
Dubai, Dec 8: Struggling with a feet injury, India’s ace shuttler Saina Nehwal is not expecting big results from the BWF Super Series Finals here but said she will give her opponents in Pool A a tough fight during the event which gets underway, here Wednesday.
After a final appearance at the China Super Series Premier, Saina was left nursing an Achilles tendon and had to skip the Hong Kong Open last month and the World No. 2 said she is keeping her expectations low.
“I’ve been undergoing physiotherapy for the last three weeks and I feel I’m in good shape, but you never know,” stated Saina here Tuesday. “I’m not expecting best results because of the injury which I had in China. I just want to give my best and make my opponents fight,” Saina, who will take on Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in her opening singles match added.
The 25-year-old Indian has been clubbed with World No. 1 Spaniard and reigning World Champion Carolina Marin, defending champion Tai Tzu-ying and Japan’s former world junior champion Okuhara.
Saina had lost to Marin in the finals of All England and World Championship this season even though the Indian had beaten her at Syed Modi earlier in the year. Talking about Marin, Saina said: “I think she is having a great year, she’s been playing really well. She’s a tough competitor for everyone.”