Badminton ace Saina Nehwal has once again made India proud winning the Indonesian Open and now the expectations are way higher from her in the upcoming London Olympics.

The talented shuttler has become a strong medal prospect at the upcoming London Olympics after her dominating performance over the formidable Chinese player at the Indonesian Open, asserts nine-time national badminton champion and two-time Olympian Aparna Popat.

Aparna said, "There was a lot of pressure on her as everybody was talking about matching up to the Chinese and so on and so forth. Beating two Chinese in the Indonesian Open which is such a strong field and winning the title will give her a lot of confidence for the Games."

34-year-old former shuttler, now an Administrative Manager in the Indian Oil Corporation, had reached the pre-quarter-finals of women's singles in the 2004 Athens Olympics that was bettered by Saina four years later at the Beijing Games when she made the last eight.

Asked whether she expects Saina to climb the medal rostrum in the July 27-August 12 London Games, Aparna said, "Certainly. Can't say which medal, but I am sure she will come back with a medal."

Well, we too expect the same from Saina!

Source: TNN