Gold Coast: Saina Nehwal’s aggression and intensity quite literally wilted P V sindhu as she picked up the women’s singles Commonwealth Games gold medal with exhilarating triumph in the final at Gold Coast.
Saina, who led the head-to-head count 3-1 before the match, won 21-18 23-21 in the high-pressure match that lasted for an hour.The triumph marked a remarkable end to her CWG campaign this edition. She was the pillar of India’s gold-winning campaign in the team championship earlier, playing every one of the singles matches due to Sindhus injury.
In a match that started on equal footing, Saina managed to dominate, bringing a rarely seen aggression to the court. The brute force of Sindhu’s smashes was something that Saina found hard to deal with. On the other hand, Sindhu found it tough to adjust to the delicate placement of strokes of Saina, who took the pace off the shuttle by attacking the net.
