Twenty four-year-old Saina Nehwal won her first Super Series title in 20 months at the Australian Open where she beat left-handed Spaniard Carolina Marin in the final. En-route to the title, her biggest win was over World No 2 Wang Shixian of China in the semi-final.

The last time Nehwal reached the final of a major event was the French Open in 2012. The Australian Open crown was her seventh Super Series title: the last two came in 2012 when she won the Indonesian and Danish Super Series titles. Nehwal may move up to the seventh position now in world rankings, still way behind the World No 2 spot she held a few years ago.