Saina Nehwal dug deep into her reservoir of experience and upstaged fancied PV Sindhu, quite incredibly, in straight games to clinch the women's singles title in the Senior National Badminton Championship yesterday. Saina, 27, a former world number one, got the better of Sindhu, the Olympic and World Championship silver medallist, 21-17, 27-25 in a pulsating summit clash that lasted 54 minutes.

Saina Nehwal beat rival PV Sindhu 21-17, 27-25 in the final. Pic/PTI