World no. 2 Saina Nehwal has been given the top billing for the SCG Thailand Open 2013 to be held in Bangkok from 4-9 June, 2013.
Saina Nehwal, who had withdrawn from the Sudirman Cup 2013, will make a comeback for the first time at the Thailand Open.
The 23 year-old will square off against Renna Suwarno in the first round and it is expected that the Hyderabadi will destroy her lower-ranked counterpart.
In the round of 16, Saina Nehwal will play the winner between Febby Angguni and Salakjit Ponsana. Again, it will be an easy outing for the Olympic bronze-medallist.
The first real test for Saina will be on the quarterfinals where she is likely to face eight seed Juan Gu, for a place in the semis. Juan, had been the runner-up of the Malaysian Open Grand Prix Gold earlier this year, where she went down fighting to Pusarla Venkata Sindhu in gruelling three-setter.
If she could get past Juan, she will have to deal with another stiff challenge as Saina will fight out against third seed Porntip Buranaprasertsuk for a place in the summit clash.
Should Saina win her semifinal encounter, she will potentially play Thai teenager Ratchanok Intanon for the tournament title.
Let's hope Saina lifts the title here and gives justice to her seeding. Though, it would be interesting to see how she deals with pressure after coming back from an injury.
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