WHEN a sportsperson becomes a world beater, there are many distractions that follow, like a whole lot of money besides the glitz and glamour and the all-attractive urge of substituting practice with business. But, despite being on the threshold of becoming the world's best shuttler, India's first lady of badminton, Saina Nehwal, will have no such 'changed priorities,' says her coach and mentor Pullela Gopichand.

Nehwal recently attained a career-best World No 3 ranking and is on the brink of winning yet another Super Series title having reached the final of the Indonesian Open with a 27-minute 21-9, 21-10 win over Japan's Eriko on Saturday. And his ward will only be spending more time on court from here on, the former All-England winner Gopichand told Sunday MiD DAY in an interview. Excerpts