Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth eye good show at World SuperSeries Finals
Srikanth, meanwhile, has been blowing hot and cold this season as he won the Swiss Open.
Dubai: After a much-needed rest following a feet injury, Saina Nehwal will look to continue her rampaging form, while Kidambi Srikanth would hope to carry on his confidence from the Indonesia Masters when the Indian duo face the best in the business at the BWF World Superseries Finals starting here on Wednesday.
London Olympic bronze medallist Saina was left nursing her achilles tendon after her runners-up finish at the China Superseries Premier last month. Saina, who next missed the Hong Kong Open and had to race against time to get to full fitness, will face Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in her Group A women’s singles match at the Hamdan Sports Complex.
“It is always difficult to fight with the top players in badminton. I will give my best to show my performance,” said Saina.
Srikanth, meanwhile, has been blowing hot and cold this season as he won the Swiss Open and the India Open early in the season before stumbling on a rough patch where he made many early exits.
But the 22-year-old from Kuntur has finished runners-up last week at Indonesia Masters and would look to carry on the form when he faces Japan’s Kento Momota. World no. 9 Srikanth will be up against Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen and Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen in round-robin matches.
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