Jakarta: Indian badminton ace P V Sindhu said she should have been more patient and reduced the number of mistakes after being outplayed by world No. 1 Tai Tzu-ying in the Asian Games women’s singles final.
“It was a good game overall. I gave away some easy points. I conceded a few consecutive points. She maintained that (lead) and she finished it. I should have been more patient. I was down 5-0 early and I should have broken her rhythm,” Sindhu said during a post-match interaction with the media here on Tuesday.
When queried on the lack of rallies in the final, Sindhu pointed out that it was natural as both players adopted an attacking game.
“It was a fast game, we both played attacking game. Her defence was also good. The Japanese tend to play a lot more rallies. It was nothing to worry about. I should have reduced my mistakes.”
Despite both her and Sania Nehwal having lost their last 16 matches (6 by Sindhu and 10 by Saina) to Tai, Sindhu felt that there was not a huge gap between them and the Chinese Taipei star.
“Not a huge gap. We will and we are going to break that (poor run). We need to work hard. Be positive and learn from the mistakes."
Sindu said it was deception which makes Tai such a dangerous opponent.
“She’s very deceptive. She has got good flicks, it’s not very tough to take those. But one has to keep the shuttle in play. She has good strokes. She’s deceptive whether it’s a smash or a toss and one has to take three extra steps to take them,” added Sindhu.
Sindhu said there was no mental block regarding her poor record against Tai.
“Nothing like a mental block. At this level there are not going to be easy points. Even when you are down fight hard and give 100 per cent. Overall it was a good tournament for me,”' signed off Sindhu who became the first Indian to win a silver medal in Asian Games badminton.
