It was Super Saturday for India&rsquo;s PV Sindhu, who justified her top billing in the Malaysian Open badminton championships in Kuala Lumpur by beating Singaporean fifth seed Juan Gu in the women&rsquo;s singles final of the $120,000 event. The Hyderabadi World No 13 won 21-17, 17-21, 21-19 in one hour and 11 minutes. <img alt="PV Sindhu" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/may/PV-Sindhu.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 792px;" /> PV Sindhu. PIC/AFP SUNDAY MiD DAY caught up with the 17-year-old champion over the phone as she visited a Kuala Lumpur mall after her triumph on Saturday. Excerpts: What&rsquo;s the feeling like to win your first Grand Prix Gold title? I cannot express in words how I&rsquo;m feeling right now. I am very happy. But, I am aware that with this win, expectations will rise. Now that my wait of winning a GP gold is over, I need to put in more hard work to reach the top. Having played Juan Gu before, was it easier for you to prepare for the final? I played against her a year ago. Our games have undergone a lot of changes. It was a long, tough and tiring match, but I&rsquo;m glad I kept my cool and won. You came close to winning a GP Gold title in Lucknow last year when you lost to Lindaweni Fanetri. You&rsquo;ve done it, at last&hellip; I missed winning in Lucknow by a whisker. I was unable to attend my elder sister Divya&rsquo;s wedding then. Now that I have won the title, I would like to dedicate the win to my family especially my sister and coaches &mdash; P Gopichand and Edwin Iriawan without whom I wouldn&rsquo;t have achieved success. Do you have any ranking goals for the rest of the year? My immediate aim is to break into the Top-10 and later, a Top-5 finish. How did you celebrate your win? There were no big celebrations. I missed my parents. But in their absence, I went and hugged my coach Edwin. Then I called my parents and spoke to them at length. I went out with my coach for dinner. I am looking forward to some celebrations when I reach Hyderabad. I just can&rsquo;t wait to have some Hyderabadi biryani cooked by my mother. What do you want to gift yourself for the win? A nice t-shirt! Saina Nehwal is your idol, but now you will be pitted against her. Are you ready for that? I have always been compared with Saina, but I have managed to come out of that and make my own little space. She&rsquo;ll always be my idol. I&rsquo;ll will try not to take that pressure on court. I&rsquo;ll play against her like any other opponent.u00a0

Seventeen-year-old PV badminton star talks on her Malaysia Open triumph 

Win will push me to try harder: Sindhu

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