It was a moment of immense pride and joy for Indian badminton fans when Saina scored her last point against China's Xuerui Li at the Djarum Indonesia Open today, winning the title for a third time. This win has raised many hopes for a medal in the Olympics next month with her father, Harvir Singh, sharing that it has boosted her morale and it is great that it has come just before the Olympics.

The semi-finals of the Djarum Indonesia Open brought mixed fortunes for the Indian shuttlers. Kashyap Parupalli was knocked out of the tournament but Saina won her match to advance to the women's singles final. Saina continued to build good momentum in the run up to the Olympics by beating world no.4 Ji Hyun Sung from Korea 22-20, 21-18 in a tightly contested match. Indonesia's Simon Santoso though made easy work of Kashyap, handing the Indian a 21-15, 21-12 defeat. Saina will be square-off against China's Xuerui Li in tomorrow's final.