Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar rated star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu's win over reigning world champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in the women's singles final of the Korea Open Superseries as a "victory like none other".
Congratulatory messages poured in for the 22-year-old shuttler as she avenged her World Championships final defeat to the same opponent to clinch her third Superseries title.
You tried, you failed, you believed & in the end you are an inspiration for the nation! A victory like none other. Congrats, @Pvsindhu1! pic.twitter.com/OA2j0FnDwa
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) September 17, 2017
Star boxer Vijender Singh said,
She Believed She Could,So She Did. Congrats @Pvsindhu1 First Indian To Win #KoreaOpen
— Vijender Singh (@boxervijender) September 17, 2017
India Is Proud Of You #PVSindhu #Okuhara pic.twitter.com/VCMZOqP6vw
Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said,
What a brilliant game by @PVSindhu1! Congrats on winning #KoreaSS! India is proud of you! May the victories never stop coming!
— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) September 17, 2017
Former India opener Virender Sehwag put Sindhu in the legends' bracket saying it was "breathtaking" badminton on show.
At 22 Pusarla Venkata Sindhu is a legend. What a player ! Congratulations on this stunning finals win.Most breathtaking badminton @Pvsindhu1 pic.twitter.com/qIrwaMbk37
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) September 17, 2017
His longtime teammate in Tests, VVS Laxman felt Sindhu and Okuhara's rivalry is turning out to be one of the greatest of all time.
#SindhuVsOkuhara is turning out to be 1 of the great sporting rivalries.Many congrats to @Pvsindhu1 for an exceptional victory in the finals pic.twitter.com/QrkzMfTn7N
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) September 17, 2017
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu also congratulated the star shuttler PV Sindhu for her fantastic win.
The Hyderabadi overcame reigning world champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan 22-20, 11-21, 21-18 in the women's singles final on Sunday.
The Telangana CM, in his congratulatory message, hoped that Sindhu brings more laurels to the country and the state.
Naidu said: "Congratulations to Sindhu... what a remarkable victory."
Congratulations to @PVSindhu1 on winning the Korean Open Super Series & flying the tricolor high yet again. What a remarkable victory!
— N Chandrababu Naidu (@ncbn) September 17, 2017
Telangana Minister for Industries and IT KT Rama Rao also congratulated the Rio Olympic silver medallist. So did Andhra Pradesh opposition and YSR Congress party leader YS Jaganmohan Reddy.