Lucknow:
Saina Nehwal and Chetan Anand clinched the singles titles of the $50,000 Jaypee Cup Syed Modi International Grand Prix badminton tournament to end the season on a high note, here on Sunday.
India's domination was quite evident as apart from the women's singles and men's singles titles, the hosts also won the mixed doubles crown and its men's doubles team also made the summit clash at the Babu Banarasi Das UPBA Academy here.
World number eight Saina scored a convincing 21-17, 21-13 win over fourth seed compatriot Aditi Mutatkar in the women's singles summit clash.
"This is my biggest win as I have won it in India. I was in desperate need of this win as I didn't have a very good second half because of fever. So I am really happy to win it here," Saina said after the match.
World number 17 Chetan overcame a second-game lapse to beat fifth seed Indonesian Dyonisius Hayom Rumbaka 21-17, 19-21, 21-16 in the men's singles final.
Both the winners earned USD 3,750 each as prize money. Second seeds Aparna Balan and Arun Vishnu also notched up their second title of the year when they pipped fellow Indian third seeds Shruti Kurian and Tarun Kona 21-14, 17-21, 21-19 in a gruelling mixed doubles final.
However, it was a disappointing day for the men's doubles pair of Akdhay Dewalkar and Jisnhu Sanyal, who lost the thrilling final 25-27, 25-23, 15-21 to Indonesian pair of Adnan Fauzi and Tri Kusumawardana.
In the women's doubles final, third seeded Japanese pair of Misaki Matusutomo and Akaya Tekahashi defeated Indonesian duo Nadya Melati Devi Tika Permatasari 21-14, 15-21 21-15.
In the all Indian women's singles final, Saina used her wide range of strokes and deft net play to see off Aditi, who was a bit off-colour on Sunday.
The Hyderabadi quickly opened up a 6-1 lead and although Aditi narrowed the gap a number of times from 6-7 to 17-18, Saina had the last laugh as she sealed the first game.
Aditi employed a defensive approach and tried to tire out Saina but her ploy didn't work as Saina mixed attack with defense.
In the second game, Aditi changed her racquet but still couldn't change the course of the game and conceded three points first to allow Saina zoom to 3-0. Soon the world number eight widened the gap and Aditi's game crumbled.
While Saina had an easy game, Chetan had to struggle hard for his title.
Lagging behind 0-3 in the first game, Chetan picked up as the match progressed and went 11-9 up and thwarted Rumbaka's efforts to come back into the game.
The second game was a see-saw battle as the duo moved from 2-2 to 9-9 but Chetan soon shot into a 15-9 lead. But the Indonesian didn't give up and drew parity at 19-19 and then picked up two crucial points to draw level.
In the decider, trailing 6-9, Chetan stepped on the gas and used his half smashes to perfection to drew level at 10-10 before wrapping up the match.
"I should have won it in the second game but I'm happy I eventually pulled it off. The turning point of the match was when he was leading 9-6. I used my half smashes effectively and wrapped it up in the end," Chetan said.
India's domination was quite evident as apart from the women's singles and men's singles titles, the hosts also won the mixed doubles crown and its men's doubles team also made the summit clash at the Babu Banarasi Das UPBA Academy here.
World number eight Saina scored a convincing 21-17, 21-13 win over fourth seed compatriot Aditi Mutatkar in the women's singles summit clash.
"This is my biggest win as I have won it in India. I was in desperate need of this win as I didn't have a very good second half because of fever. So I am really happy to win it here," Saina said after the match.
World number 17 Chetan overcame a second-game lapse to beat fifth seed Indonesian Dyonisius Hayom Rumbaka 21-17, 19-21, 21-16 in the men's singles final.
Both the winners earned USD 3,750 each as prize money. Second seeds Aparna Balan and Arun Vishnu also notched up their second title of the year when they pipped fellow Indian third seeds Shruti Kurian and Tarun Kona 21-14, 17-21, 21-19 in a gruelling mixed doubles final.
However, it was a disappointing day for the men's doubles pair of Akdhay Dewalkar and Jisnhu Sanyal, who lost the thrilling final 25-27, 25-23, 15-21 to Indonesian pair of Adnan Fauzi and Tri Kusumawardana.
In the women's doubles final, third seeded Japanese pair of Misaki Matusutomo and Akaya Tekahashi defeated Indonesian duo Nadya Melati Devi Tika Permatasari 21-14, 15-21 21-15.
In the all Indian women's singles final, Saina used her wide range of strokes and deft net play to see off Aditi, who was a bit off-colour on Sunday.
The Hyderabadi quickly opened up a 6-1 lead and although Aditi narrowed the gap a number of times from 6-7 to 17-18, Saina had the last laugh as she sealed the first game.
Aditi employed a defensive approach and tried to tire out Saina but her ploy didn't work as Saina mixed attack with defense.
In the second game, Aditi changed her racquet but still couldn't change the course of the game and conceded three points first to allow Saina zoom to 3-0. Soon the world number eight widened the gap and Aditi's game crumbled.
While Saina had an easy game, Chetan had to struggle hard for his title.
Lagging behind 0-3 in the first game, Chetan picked up as the match progressed and went 11-9 up and thwarted Rumbaka's efforts to come back into the game.
The second game was a see-saw battle as the duo moved from 2-2 to 9-9 but Chetan soon shot into a 15-9 lead. But the Indonesian didn't give up and drew parity at 19-19 and then picked up two crucial points to draw level.
In the decider, trailing 6-9, Chetan stepped on the gas and used his half smashes to perfection to drew level at 10-10 before wrapping up the match.
"I should have won it in the second game but I'm happy I eventually pulled it off. The turning point of the match was when he was leading 9-6. I used my half smashes effectively and wrapped it up in the end," Chetan said.
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