Indonesia Masters | Saina Nehwal wins title after Carolina Marin retires hurt

Marin, who is the reigning Olympic and World Champion, began the game with an aggressive approach as she looked to pile pressure on her Indian counterpart. Marin had taken a seven-point lead and was up 9-2 it appeared that she injured her right knee while finishing an overhead forehand smash on the jump. The Spaniard immediately fell onto the court, wriggled in pain before getting up, but bravely decided to continue the match.

Saina, who has been suffering from injury problems of her own in the past, offered support to Marin as she claimed that what happened in Jakarta last night was a rather unfortunate event.

“I just came out of injury. I played this events to see how good is this. and I’m happy I could play the semifinals at Malaysia and final here. Looking forward to get back to shape and play next tournament. I have been getting injured in the last few years. I always try to come back stronger, there is no secret. I want to thank physios and coaches who are supporting me a lot,” Saina told PTI sources.