Akane Yamaguchi
On 26 January 2014, Nehwal defeated World Championship bronze medalist P.V. Sindhu 21–14, 21–17 to win the 2014 India Open Grand Prix Gold Tournament. In the final of 2014 Australian Super Series on 29 June 2014, Nehwal defeated Spain's Carolina Marin 21–18, 21–11 to win the title. She withdrew from 2014 Commonwealth Games due to fitness Issue &amp; injury problems she carried during Australian Open. She lost in the quarterfinals of World Championships again, this time to Li Xuerui. She was the quarter-finalist at the Asian Games as well, where she lost to Wang Yihan. She became the first Indian player to win the China Open by beating Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 21–12, 22–20 in the final. She contested at the Superseries Finals and won all of her group matches against top seed Wang Shixian (2–0), Bae Yeon-ju (2–1) &amp; Sung Ji-hyun (2–0).