Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth improve two places in BWF rankings

New Delhi: Riding on her stupendous performance at the Australian Open Super Series , Indian ace Saina Nehwal jumped two places to reach the World No. six in the latest BWF rankings released on Thursday. The 26-year-old from Hyderabad, who clinched the Australian Open title – her first of the season – last Sunday, now has 75,369 points in her kitty. “In Australia, I was surprised to see myself being more aggressive. I was not doing that for a long time. But here, I was attacking a lot more. I was very, very aggressive and that’s what I have learnt. I hope, in future matches also, I retain my aggression and continue attacking,” Saina said about her title . [caption id=“attachment_2839522” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File photo of Saina Nehwal. AFP [/caption] In men’s singles, Kidambi Srikanth who had reached the semi-finals at Sydney, also improved two places to reach World No. 11 with 52,086 points. P V Sindhu was static at World No. 10, while Ajay Jayaram, who skipped the Australian Open to focus on training, slipped three places to be at the 24th spot. H S Prannoy, who is recovering from an injury, also lost four places to be at the 28th spot. In men’s doubles, Rio-bound Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy slipped a place to be at the World No. 21st spot, while women’s doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa also dropped down to World No. 16.