Being away from spotlight is good for Saina: Vimal

Saina Nehwal has been away from spotlight for a while and coach Vimal Kumar feels it might turn out to be a blessing in disguise for the injury-ravaged player when she competes at the World Championship in Glasgow next week.

The first Indian woman to clinch a silver medal at the World Championship, in 2015 at Jakarta, Saina has been struggling ever since, limping out of the Olympics last year with a knee injury.

Even though the Indian recovered well from the career- threatening injury to win the Malaysia Masters but she has never reached her peak, losing some close matches against opponents whom she has dominated in the last decade.

"After the knee injury, she was struggling, she lost some close matches. She has put in some good effort and if she can play to her potential then it is possible to beat the top players," a guarded Vimal told

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