March 18, 2010 6:09 PM

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Shuttler Saina puts a stupendous show, Enters top-5

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwaltouched a new high today as she zoomed into the top-five of the world rankings at a career-best fifth spot following her stupendous show in the All England Badminton Championships earlier this month. Saina's previous best on the chart was the sixth spot she attained last year. She surprised one and all by becoming the first Indian woman to reach the semifinals of the prestigious All England Super Series Championships.Saina lost to Tine Rasmussen of the Netherlands in the semi-finals of the event.In the men's rankings, Chetan Anand dropped a rung to 10th but P Kashyap gained one spot to be 29th. Arvind Bhat remained static at 36th but Anup Sridhar slipped to 40th, a loss of one position.In the mixed doubles rankings, Jwala Gutta and V Diju'spair slipped one spot to 10th in the latest list.

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