Smiles returned to P.V. Sindhu, who avenged the defeat at the World Cup final last month to Nozomi Okuhara claiming the Korea Open title on Sunday.
“Honestly, thoughts were never on those lines – it’s a revenge match, I should win. I just wanted to be patient and control the pace of the game,” said an enchanted Sindhu in a chat with The Hindu.
“It’s good to know that I’m the first Indian to win the Korean Open and I want to get a lot more prizes,” said the 22-year-old. “I was ready for another long battle and it was more or less like the World Cup final. Close, intense and again reduced to those two final points,” Sindhu said. “I told myself that I won those important points, having approached, and I’m glad I got them.”
Sindhu believes that fans have started to bill their contests against Okuhara very high. “Yes, it used to be Sindhu against Marin (Carolina).” Now, it’s me and Okuhara. “But again, at the highest level, there is no difference between the big guns.You have to be at your best on any given day to be the winner, “she reiterated.
When asked if he was tense before the final, Sindhu said: “I do not think there was any kind of pressure due to expectations and great support from the crowd as well.” It is always important to win a grand finale against someone like Okuhara, who after all is world champion. ”
“Frankly, there was nothing like a” change of strategy “for this final. I just wanted to stay focused, I knew it would be another difficult match and also that patients would be key in such an intense fight,” he said. “There is very little time to celebrate as I will fly to Japan Open, where I meet Mitani in the first round and then possibly Okuhara again. I was excited about our rivalry and I hope to keep winning,” said Sindhu.
