Saina Nehwal kisses her medal after beating China's Wang Lin in Indonesia Super Series final in Jakarta
Indian ace shuttler Saina Nehwal beat China's world number three Wang Lin to become the first Indian to win a super series badminton tournament with victory in the Indonesian Open
Nehwal took the women's singles crown by beating Wang 12-21, 21-18, 21-9 to take the title and the 18,750-dollar prize.
"This is great... I never expected to win," said Nehwal, who is ranked eighth in the world and was seeded sixth in the tournament.
Nehwal capitalised on Wang's fatigue and wavering confidence in the final set after outlasting her counterpart in the longer rallies, sealing the match with a powerful jumping smash in front of a 7,000-strong crowd.
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