1. Yesterday, Saina Nehwal beat Spain's Carolina Marin and Japan's Yui Hashimoto, becoming the first Indian woman to be ranked the no. 1 badminton player worldwide.
Previously, Prakash Padukone was the only Indian to have become world number one badminton player.
2. Additionally, she is the first Indian woman to make the finals of the All England Championships.
3. And also the first Indian woman to win the China Open Super Series Premier last year.
4. She was also the first Indian woman to win a Danish Open Super Series title in 2013.
5. And, ahem, the first Indian to win an Olympic medal for badminton in 2012.
6. Aaaaand the first Indian singles player to reach the BWF Super Series Masters finals in 2011.
7. Oh, also the first Indian to win a BWF Super Series in the Indonesia Open in 2009.
8. She became the first Indian to bag a Grand Prix Gold for winning the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix in 2008.
9. Aaaannd also the first Indian to win the World Junior Badminton Championships earlier in 2008.
10. And did we mention she's the first player EVER to have won the Asian Satellite Badminton tournament twice, once in 2005 and the other in 2006?
We're super duper proud of you, Saina!
World number 1 😊😊😊oh my god it's a great day and really happy to be playing finals tomorrow at india open in Delhi .
Keep doin' what you do.
