New Delhi: An inspired Tai Tzu Ying won her maiden women's singles India Open title on Sunday, defeating Chen Yu Fei in straight games.
The former world number one from Chinese Taipei, who is set to retire after this season, unleashed cross-court smashes and beautiful drops to defeat her Chinese opponent 21-16 21-12 in the top showdown, which was a replay of the Tokyo Olympic final.
On that evening, the Chinese had the last laugh but Tai Tzu on Sunday showed why she is revered as one of the greatest players of the game with a masterclass performance at the KD Jadhav Indoor stadium here.
Earlier, Thailand's Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai claimed the Mixed Doubles title, defeating World No. 5 duo Jiang Zhen Bang and Wei Ya Xin of China 21-16, 21-16 in the final of Super 750 badminton tournament.
Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, the 2022 champions, will face reigning world champions Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae of South Korea in the men's doubles final in the last match of the evening.
With PTI inputs