Sindhu eyes gold at Asiad, World Championships

Sindhu has been in impressive form ever since winning the silver at the Rio Olympics in 2016. Last year, she won three titles out of the six finals that she reached. However, loss in the finals in World Championship, Hong Kong Open and Dubai Super Series Final earned her the choker’s tag. This year too she has reached the summit clash at India Open, the Commonwealth Games and the Thailand Open but failed to cross the final hurdle, prompting many critics to once again describe her as the “perennial bridesmaid”. 

“I know sometimes I have been losing in the finals. When you lose in the quarterfinals or semifinals, you actually learn a lot from those mistakes. You play well but sometimes you can’t get through it,” Sindhu said. 

“It doesn’t bother me, because coming to the finals is the next best thing to winning, I mean losing in the first and second round is much worse, reaching the finals means anything can happen,” added the Hyderabadi. The 23-year-old youngster will be leaving with the Indian team on Saturday for the World Championship.