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After Sania it's Saina

India 'discovered' its latest sporting icon on Sunday when Saina Nehwal became the first woman ever to win a four-star badminton event by clinching the prestigious Philippines Open.Incidentally, just like tennis ace Sania Mirza, Saina too hails from Hyderabad.

Ranked 86th in the world, Saina has set sights on an entry into the top 30 by the end of the year.

Ranked 86th in the world, Saina has set sights on an entry into the top 30 by the end of the year. She is also not perturbed by the fact that the road from here on would get tougher.No wonder coach Gopichand feels Saina's biggest rub-off effect will be the self-belief factor. Saina has been training at his academy since the past few months now. Sania has not been consistent. Beating a good player occasionally is one thing and winning tournaments is another. Saina, on the other hand, has won an event equal to the magnitude of a Monte Carlo of tennis. She can now even break into the top 10 very soon said the national coach Vimal Kumar The former India international also feels that Saina has grabbed all the opportunities that have come her way and for that she is far ahead of her peers. The win in Manila against much-higher opponents underlines that. The lass has also worked on her fitness under Dilnaz V, her personal trainer. Her last success came during the Commonwealth Games at Melbourne where she returned with a bronze. Incidentally she has dropped plans to go abroad for training. "The boys at Gopi Sir's Academy are equally good to train with. Besides we got to train at places like Indonesia before events like CWG and a Chinese coach is expected soon at the Academy," Saina reasons.

After Sania it's Saina

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