<p>Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal has said she was keen to defend her titles in Thailand and Indonesia when she returns to action post a freak toe injury.<br /><br />It will be a busy month for the young Hyderabadi as she will feature in an event in Singapore after playing in Thailand and Indonesia.<br /><br />The World No 2 Indian was forced to skip the Sudirman Cup after aggravating a toe injury during the India Open in April. She had suffered a hairline fracture on the small toe of her left foot before the home event.</p>.<p>“It was quite painful and I was not able to participate in Sudirman cup. But past is past. Moving ahead, I have fully recovered from injury,” Saina told PTI in an email interview.</p>.<p>The Hyderabadi had won the Thailand Grand Prix Gold and Indonesia Open last year and said she will look to repeat her performances in the back-to-back tournaments this month once again.</p>.<p>“I had good practice sessions for these upcoming three tournaments. I want to repeat my last year’s performance. Let see how best I do in these tournaments,” the 23-year-old said.<br /><br />Thailand Open will get underway on Tuesday in Bangkok, followed by the Indonesia Super Series Premier from June 10-16 in Jakarta and the Singapore Super Series (June 18-23).<br /><br />Saina has got the top billing in Thailand Open and will open her campaign against Renna Suwarno of Indonesia.<br /><br />Given her consistent performance in the last couple of years and the absence of top Chinese players, Saina should enter the finals in Thailand without much ado. <br />However, Saina stressed on the competitiveness of the game and chose not to look too further ahead.</p>
<p>Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal has said she was keen to defend her titles in Thailand and Indonesia when she returns to action post a freak toe injury.<br /><br />It will be a busy month for the young Hyderabadi as she will feature in an event in Singapore after playing in Thailand and Indonesia.<br /><br />The World No 2 Indian was forced to skip the Sudirman Cup after aggravating a toe injury during the India Open in April. She had suffered a hairline fracture on the small toe of her left foot before the home event.</p>.<p>“It was quite painful and I was not able to participate in Sudirman cup. But past is past. Moving ahead, I have fully recovered from injury,” Saina told PTI in an email interview.</p>.<p>The Hyderabadi had won the Thailand Grand Prix Gold and Indonesia Open last year and said she will look to repeat her performances in the back-to-back tournaments this month once again.</p>.<p>“I had good practice sessions for these upcoming three tournaments. I want to repeat my last year’s performance. Let see how best I do in these tournaments,” the 23-year-old said.<br /><br />Thailand Open will get underway on Tuesday in Bangkok, followed by the Indonesia Super Series Premier from June 10-16 in Jakarta and the Singapore Super Series (June 18-23).<br /><br />Saina has got the top billing in Thailand Open and will open her campaign against Renna Suwarno of Indonesia.<br /><br />Given her consistent performance in the last couple of years and the absence of top Chinese players, Saina should enter the finals in Thailand without much ado. <br />However, Saina stressed on the competitiveness of the game and chose not to look too further ahead.</p>