Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal on Saturday said she expects nothing less than the defence of her titles in Thailand and Indonesia as she returns to action post a freak toe injury.
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.
The world number 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.
“It was an inadvertent happening in the house that I was injured. It was quite painful that I was not able to participate in the Sudirman Cup. But the past is past. Moving ahead, I have fully recovered from injury,” Saina said.
Saina, who won the Thailand Grand Prix Gold and Indonesia Open last year and said she would look to repeat her performance in the back-to-back tournaments this month once again.
“I had good practice sessions for these three tournaments. I want that I should repeat my last year’s performance. Let see how best I do now,” the 23-year-old said.
The Thailand Open will get under way on Tuesday in Bangkok, followed by the Indonesia Super Series Premier from June 10 to 16 in Jakarta and the Singapore Super Series (June 18 to 23).
Defending champion Saina has got top billing in Thailand Open and will open her campaign against Renna Suwarno of Indonesia.