Saina hopes to be back at her best in January

Saina reached the quarterfinals in Macau Open and Hong Kong Open after recovering from a knee injury which had ended her Olympic dream at Rio. “I had undergone surgery three months back and in fitness there is no miracle. So it will take a bit of time. But I am happy that I could reach the quarterfinals in two tournaments after coming back from rehab and just playing for two weeks on court. So I am happy with the results. I hope by January end I will be in best shape, so lets hope for the best,” Saina told reporters. 

“I will decide my tournaments according to my fitness level. There are no major tournaments now so I will only be looking after just my fitness level and I know results will be good. I will be playing PBL,” she added . Saina endured a difficult season this year as she recovered from a foot injury to win the Australian Open but suffered a major knee injury at Rio Games.