Saina Nehwal is a champion on and off the court. A never-ending line of autograph-seekers and photograph-hunters mobbed the 20-year-old after her practice session on Tuesday, but the humble champion obliged patiently. Following that session, Saina touched base on various aspects to this newspaper.

Upset victories were the order of the day as a handful of seeded players bit the dust on the opening day of the Yonex-Sunrise Indian Open Grand Prix Gold 2010 badminton championship at the Nehru indoor stadium on Wednesday.