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Amazing Strides by India's Badminton Stars Saina Nehwal and K Srikanth in Last One Year - Kridangan Sports
After she won the bronze at 2012 London Olympics, India's Saina Nehwal came close to quitting badminton. The reason was attributable to her form that took a nose dive in the next year-and-a half. Saina found it hard to see her slipping in BWF world rankings and decided to call it quits. There were factors that Saina couldn’t control; she suffered from injuries and began losing to many lower ranked players in some tournaments. Her doting parents, who had been supporting her since the childhood, were worried as well. Saina was world no.2, when she won the bronze at London but a series of disappointing failures brought her down to no.9. Luckily for her and India, Saina found a mentor in Vimal