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Saina wins Philippines Open
India's Saina Nehwal has won the Philippines Open Badminton Championship in Manila.
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- Updated: February 25, 2007 10:34 am IST
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New Delhi:
India's Saina Nehwal has won the Philippines Open Badminton Championship in Manila.
The Hyderbadi teenager defeated Malaysia's Julia Xian Pei Wong 21-15 22-20 to win the women's singles title.
With this win, sixteen-year-old Saina, who is ranked 86th in the world, becomes the first Indian woman to win a four-star badminton event.

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