India's Saina Nehwal returns a shot to China's Wang Yihan during their women's singles quarter-final badminton match at the BWF World Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia August 14, 2015. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Saina Nehwal eschews the "natural talent" tag thrust upon her by Indian media and says only hard graft and good coaching have given her the chance to turn the Olympic badminton bronze she won four years ago in London into gold at the Rio Games.
"Whatever I am today, it's because of my coaches," Nehwal told Reuters in an email interview following her victory at the Australian Open last week.
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