City shuttler Naishaa Kaur Bhatoye, who turned 15 on April 24, is elated to have won the France U-17 Open (April 20-22 in Aire sur la Lys, France). The teen shuttler couldn't have asked for a better birthday gift. The win was extra special since it was her first international tournament in the U-17 category. 

In the final, Naishaa beat fourth seed Leana Laurent 21-15, 21-18. En route, she beat top seed Maja Janko of Poland 21-11, 21-7 in the semi-finals, registered a 21-15, 21,7 win over Olga Szwarnowiecka (Poland) in the quarter-finals and beat Ireland's Michelle Shochan 21-17, 21-12 in the Round of 16.