Sindhu Not Deflated by Recent Setbacks
Pusarla V Sindhu hasn’t had the brightest of seasons after her historic World Championships victory, but the world No.6 is confident that she hasn’t veered off-track.
· DEV SUKUMAR
Following her triumph in Basel in August, Pusarla has fallen in the first or second rounds in four of five tournaments. Pusarla said the World Championships win took time to sink in.
“I was really happy with the way I played the World Championships,” said Pusarla, after her first round victory over Kim Ga Eun at the YONEX-SUNRISE Hong Kong Open 2019 today. “After it was over it took me some time (to settle down), because it was a much-awaited win for me, and it didn’t sink in. I’ve been playing OK, I don’t have much to complain about, that I was mentally low or anything.
“Even though I had a few losses, it will just make me much more stronger and I think that I need to come back again and work harder. It was a wonderful month in August at the World Championships. After that it was OK. These things happen.”