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Hitting her way to success

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In the past one week, when the rain gods seemed to have disappeared from the Indian skyline, sports definitely brought in some relief. Indian cricketers too brought a smile on our face. The men-in-blue hit the jackpot and pocketed Asia Cup after 15 long years. And not long after that, Indians got one more reason to rejoice. Saina Nehwal won the Djarum Indonesia Open Super Series Badminton Tournament, playing against Japan’s Sayaka Sato. The victory helped her to climb the global ladder of ace badminton players, landing her at the third position. Having a great season this year, Saina has marked her claim on other 2 titles of Indian Open and Singapore Open in just 19 days, bringing in 3 titles to her credit and all handled with consistency. Saina reminds us of yesteryear badminton player Prakash Padukone, who too won 3 international badminton events in a row. Immediately after her win in the Indonesian Open, Saina is now focussing on the World Championship to be held in Paris from A