New Delhi: India's badminton ace Saina Nehwal created history to break into top five of the world badminton rankings at the All England Badminton Championship.
Saina is the first Indian woman to reach semifinals of the prestigious All England Open. However, she failed to qualify to the finals after she was beaten by Tine Rasmussen, the 2008 champion and 2009 runners-up.
After a great year in 2009, Saina told CNN-IBN: "It's been a great one year. I am really happy. It's with the support of my coach and family. My next target is to be in top 3."
"For me now is to stay focussed and concentrate on sports and work hard. I am happy with the support of the government and the sponsors. But yes, many talented people do not get support at right time," she added.
"Everything is happening so fast in my profession. It's like a dream come true. I still have a long way to go," she further said about her future plan.
Saina had already won the Indonesian Open Super Series Tournament in 2009 and reached the semifinals of the World Super Series Masters, apart from the quarters in a number of tourneys including the World Championships, Malaysian Open, Denmark Open, French Super Series, Swiss Open, Indian Open and Singapore Open in 2009.
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