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Follow UsBANGALORE, INDIA: Saina Nehwal lost to top seed Wang Yihan of China today, which disappointed a nation of over a billion people.
"I was struggling to move properly. I was feeling a little bit (nervous), I think. I was not playing my strokes freely and I was just too much in a hurry. She was playing excellent. I didn't see her playing so well in the previous rounds but today she played really well,'' Saina told reporters.
Indians had their hopes pinned on Saina to win a Gold medal in the London Olympics. However, despite Saina's loss, Indians continue their strong support for Saina Nehwal. Saina's Nehwal's " target="_blank">Facebook fan page is being flooded with messages saying ''We still love you Saina''.
''Well played Sainaji. dnt worry n dnt look back go to bright future that will wait for you,'' says one such message on the Facebook page.
Few other such messages are:
''Dont worry dear u play very well ... we r always with you''
''We r all proud of u ..........go ahead for bronze... we love u so much''
''U make INDIAN proud! keep gng! bronze is for u!''
''u r the best, u r the proud of Indian, we all are waiting for ur next success, best of luck with best wishes''
''Great match....You have done India proud..Kudos to you Saina..''
Most of the messages and tweets are mainly about her match for the Bronze medal tomorrow.
''India's Saina Nehwal vs Xin Wang (China) match for Bronze medal at 6:00pm tomorrow,'' says one of the latest tweets.
Indians, who were hoping for a Gold medal from Saina Nehwal, are now tweeting wishing her ''All the best'' for the Bronze medal game tomorrow.
One thing is for sure! whether Saina wins tomorrow or not, seems like she will continue to be a 'star' for majority of the Indians.
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(With inputs from Reuters)