When the Olympic quarter-finalist Saina Nehwal won at the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix on Sunday, she declared it as the biggest victory of her career. She is now hoping to make into the top 10 riding on her performance at the Asian circuit.

After Saina grabbed the title in Chinese Taipei by defeating unseeded Malaysian Li Ya Lydia Cheah 21-8, 21-19 in the final of the GP Gold event, she became the first Indian woman shuttler with two Grand Prix crowns under her belt.

The extremely overwhelmed Saina shared her feelings, “This is my biggest victory. Philippines Open was a four-star event but this one was five stars and I feel I really played very well. I was in peak form and my confidence was very high.”

This was her first tournament after making it to the quarter-finals of the Beijing Olympics. The Hyderabadi girl feels that her tie against Porntip Buranaprasertsuk of Thailand in the last-eight stage has been the toughest and after winning the Grand Prix, she has come out as a more confident woman.

Saina reported, “I think the quarter-final was the toughest match for me. I was stretched to three sets. This Thai girl (Porntip) was a good hitter and played very good strokes. Winning this match has made me comfortable for the next two days and gave me the confidence that I can win the title. I expected the semi-final to be a tough one, especially because (Pia Zebadiah) Bernadet had defeated Olympic bronze medallist (Marian Kritin) Yullianti in the quarter-finals. But it turned out to be relatively easier than I expected.”

Now the determined Saina is all gearing up to make through the top 10. She said, “My next aim is to break into the top 10. I am playing the Japan Super Series and the China Masters next. These are big events and I hope to do well there.”