I want to learn from mistakes and do well in future, says Sindhu
4 Sept 2014 4:14 AM IST
‘I am very happy to get a Bronze medal. This is memorable because I got it in a big event like world championship,’ said the 19-year-old, flanked by chief national coach Pullela Gopichand, upon her return from Denmark.
‘As I said, we can’t do our 100 per cent. Sometimes you may play brilliantly, sometimes nothing may go in your favour. You need to just rectify and come back with improved performance. It is not that other players are any less, whoever plays best on the given day is the winner,’ she said. Sindhu said she could have done better in the semifinal but some simple errors cost her the match. ‘Everyone is telling that you did not play your game. May be, little bit. She (Carolina Marin) played well. I committed a bit off simple errors. Overall, it was a good match,’ Sindhu said.
The 20-year-old Marin from Spain eventually was crowned the world champion after she beat world no. 1 and Olympic Champion Li Xuerui in the final. Gopichand complimented Sindhu for winning medals in back-to-back events but said she needs to be more consistent in her performance when the expectations are high.
‘I don’t think fitness was an issue. From the point of view of not being consistent enough, when you are supposed to deliver, that is something that needs to be worked on. But then she is nineteen and she has already big wins at big events. Overall, there are areas to work. This definitely is one of the areas to work on,’ he said.
‘As I said, we can’t do our 100 per cent. Sometimes you may play brilliantly, sometimes nothing may go in your favour. You need to just rectify and come back with improved performance. It is not that other players are any less, whoever plays best on the given day is the winner,’ she said. Sindhu said she could have done better in the semifinal but some simple errors cost her the match. ‘Everyone is telling that you did not play your game. May be, little bit. She (Carolina Marin) played well. I committed a bit off simple errors. Overall, it was a good match,’ Sindhu said.
The 20-year-old Marin from Spain eventually was crowned the world champion after she beat world no. 1 and Olympic Champion Li Xuerui in the final. Gopichand complimented Sindhu for winning medals in back-to-back events but said she needs to be more consistent in her performance when the expectations are high.
‘I don’t think fitness was an issue. From the point of view of not being consistent enough, when you are supposed to deliver, that is something that needs to be worked on. But then she is nineteen and she has already big wins at big events. Overall, there are areas to work. This definitely is one of the areas to work on,’ he said.
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