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At $250K Indonesia Open Super Series 2010, Jakarta

Womens Final
(1) Saina Nehwal (IND,3) bt Sayaka Sato (JPN,25) 21-19 13-21 21-11

[SF] (1) Saina Nehwal (IND,3) bt (4) Eriko Hirose (JPN,13) 21-9 21-10

Saina successfully defended her Indonesia Super Series title, though not in convincing manner like last week at Singapore Super Series where she lost only a single game in the tournament ... With this win Saina completed hat-trick of titles in 3 weeks, India Open GP Gold, Singapore Super Series and Indonesia Super Series ... This was Saina's 3rd Super Series title and 2nd in year 2010.

In the semis she defeated Hirose in convincing manner losing only 19 points ... But after her inside 30 mins victory in semis Saina stretched by Japanese unseeded Sato for an hour long battle in the final ... After winning close first game Saina lost second game easily, may be lapse in concentration ... But in decider Saina came back strongly to won game dominatingly giving very few chances to Sato.

Saina Nehwal - “This is such a great feeling – defending my title and winning my third tournament. I think the Indonesia Open is the hardest tournament out of the three, perhaps because I’m already physically and mentally tired. Moreover, being the defending champion also puts some pressure on me. But overall, this is a great tournament.”