Saina Nehwal's brilliant comeback: How Indian ace won season's first title after career-threatening injury — MUST WATCH

New Delhi: Saina Nehwal captured season's first title after a thrilling straight games win over Thailand`s Pornpawee Chochuwong in the final of Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament in Sarawak.

The top-seed's 22-20, 22-20 win over 19-year-old Chochuwong will be regarded as one of the defining moments in her career, which has seen injury playing its part too.

Here's how she did it, and also in her own words... "New Year, New Me". Must watch:

#SainaNehwal YOU DID IT! Congratulations @NSaina on winning at Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold after a career-threatening injury @bwfmedia pic.twitter.com/sUFjHdcg3A — Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) January 22, 2017

The 26-year-old former World Number One had endured an injury-plagued 2016 season. She sustained an intra-articular injury (inside the joint) to her right knee.

@NSaina msg to @OGQ_India jr athletes on 23 dec 2016 at workshop -NEVER GIVE UP. 22 jan 2017, Saina wins Malaysia GPG pic.twitter.com/vClLi3t65U — Viren Rasquinha (@virenrasquinha) January 22, 2017

As a result, she lost tin the group stage of 2016 Rio Olympics, where her understudy PV Sindhu won the singles silver medal.

Now, she is making a comeback after undergoing a knee surgery at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute in Mumbai.