All England Open Badminton Championships: The tournament will be tough, competition with Carolina Marin is healthy for the game, says PV Sindhu

PV Sindhu has emerged as one of the top sports stars in the country over the years and along with the Tokyo Olympics, Shortler has not only qualified her eyes for the showpiece event, but also made the country proud in the Games. . . After reaching the final of the Swiss Open, she will be looking to maintain and further improve the tempo at the upcoming All England Open 2021 to retain her points to qualify for the Tokyo Games. The window for eligibility has been extended to 15 June and, as a result, Sindhu would like to ensure that there is no slip-up.

Speaking to ANI, Sindhu opened up on her preparations for the Olympics and highlighted her rivalry with world number 1 Carolina Marin. She also described how she looks to learn and develop as a professional player.

“The performance in the last four tournaments was fine, not up to the Thailand mark, but I think I learned a lot. After the Thailand Open, we had a two-week break, I rectified my mistakes and I came back Swiss Sindhu said that the Open was a good tournament for me, but did not yield the result that I expected. Yes, there is much to be learned, there will be the All England Championship and it will have to work hard. I hope that I I will be able to do well

“All England, of course it’s going to be tough, it’s not going to be easy. Each round is very important so you never know how every athlete will play on a given day. Every time, every day, with any player, I owe it to me Will. He said, Play for the best and my 100 percent. All set for the All England Championship, each round is important to me, from the first round, I need to be focused, “she said.

In this year’s first Olympic qualifying event (Swiss Open), Sindhu managed to reach the finals but defeated Merrin 12-21 5-21 to beat the summit.

“Of course, the Swiss Open was a good one for me because it was important for me to make a strong comeback after the Thailand Open. I have come back strong and I have played in the finals. After losing the finals, I did not play well. Tactics and I made some simple errors, I fixed them. Carolina Marin is a good and aggressive player, the competition should be there because it is healthy for the game. He is a good fighter, “the 25-year-old said.

Asked if a player can play back-to-back tournaments, Sindhu replied: “I have nothing to complain about because it depends on the individual players. We are in a situation where We were not allowed to go out. Our houses and as you know, Kovid-19 stopped everything and we had no tournament for a year.

“Right now, we have the opportunity to play the tournament without an audience, at least we are back on the court so that we have to be happy about it. I am happy that we are playing the tournament again and we have to give our best, So I will not complain about back-to-back tournaments. I am really happy that I am back on the court and we are playing the game. “

Recalling the time during the lockdown, Sindhu said: “In lockdown, it was really very sad that we couldn’t play a lot of tournaments and we were staying at home. I think I did a lot more than that. Have learned something because we haven’t got it. ” Before that time. I have spent a lot of time with my parents and with the patience I have learned, I have kept myself busy doing something.

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“I was training at home, everyone is doing the same thing. I was always staying positive. It was good to stay at home and spend some time because we hadn’t got that long before. We also did a lot. Learned. Staying positive and learning some domestic things. I always maintained that mental peace which is very important. “

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has already said that it is his priority to see all the Olympic athletes vaccinated before the Tokyo Games. Asked if she would like to see athletes vaccinated before the mega event, Sindhu said: “I think it is good to have athletes vaccinated before the Olympics because everyone will be safe like this. Why not?” ? If we all have to be safe. And we have to play the Olympics, why shouldn’t we be vaccinated? It all depends on everyone, if they want to get vaccinated, why not. “