She is not a special player that I have to beat everytime, says PV Sindhu

The stage was set for Rio Olympics silver medalist PV Sindhu and 2012 Olympics Brozne medalist Saina Nehwal at the India Open Super Series 2017. Both Hyderabad-based shuttlers were facing each other for the first time at an international competition. 

The 21-year-old, Sindhu, defeated Saina, 27, 21-16 and 22-20 at the Siri Fort Sports Complex. 

“She (Saina) is not special that I have to win against her. She is like another player whom I have to play.It’s not that I have to win against her whenever I play. But I try to give my best against each player and gave my best against her too,” PV Sindhu addressed the media at a press conference post-match