Twitter reactions to Saina Nehwal's defeat in the All England Open final

India's Saina Nehwal waves to the crowd after being defeated by Spain's Carolina Marin in their All England Open Badminton Championships women's singles final match in Birmingham, central England

Saina Nehwal was the favorite going into the final, but Carolina Marin displayed tremendous grit to clinch the All England Open title. She is now the European Champion, World Champion and the All England Open champion.

Here are some of the tweets after a tough loss to Saina Nehwal.

You will rise again Saina..we're still proud you took us to the final..

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) March 8, 2015

Head to head Saina Nehwal 3, Carolina Marin 1 #AllEnglandChampionships final

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 8, 2015

Really feel for @NSaina. One of the most hard working athletes I have come across. Many titles await her

— Mihir Vasavda (@mihirsv) March 8, 2015

Big disappointment for all of us but still proud of @NSaina. Full credit to Marin. She showed why she is the world champion @OGQ_India

— Viren Rasquinha (@virenrasquinha) March 8, 2015

Marin was brilliant in coming back from a game down and 6-10 in the second. But well played @NSaina, better luck next time

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) March 8, 2015

Saina Nehwal has gone where we didn't believe an Indian girl could. She is still a pioneer........

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 8, 2015

Still proud of you @NSaina

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 8, 2015

No matter the loss..saina nehwal achieved a great feat..tremendous performance by an Indian..all credits to her