Saina Nehwal wins Hong Kong Super Series title
Saina Nehwal wins Hong Kong Super Series title Click to play video Hong Kong: Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal won the Hong Kong Super Series title by beating Wang Shixian of China in the finals on Sunday. In a keenly contested match Saina fought back from being a game down to win: 15-21, 21-16, 21-17.Saina, who dropped to fourth in the world rankings, is likely to inch closer to the number one spot with this victory.Earlier, Saina fought her way to the Hong Kong Super Series final with a gruelling three-game victory over sixth seed Juliane Schenk of Germany in Wanchai on Saturday. The second seeded Indian registered a 21-19, 17-21, 21-12 win over Juliane in a 53-minute women's singles semifinal match. In a battle of nerves, Saina was trailing 8-12 but the Indian won four straight points to first catch up with the German and then level 17-17 before marching ahead to pocket the first game. But the Hyderabadi couldn't hold onto the lead in the second gam...