Kidambi Seeking Winning Formula
In 2017, Kidambi Srikanth’s best year when he won four Superseries titles in five finals, he had a peculiar ability to win quickly; but even when the match went three games, he was adept at finishing strongly. That…
· DEV SUKUMAR
In 2017, Kidambi Srikanth’s best year when he won four Superseries titles in five finals, he had a peculiar ability to win quickly; but even when the match went three games, he was adept at finishing strongly. That year he won 12 and lost just three of 15 matches that went to three games.
The Indian has not had a year like that since. Indeed, the last couple of years have seen a downward shift in his results, and his ranking – from the high of being No.1 in April 2018 – is now No.14.
Kidambi was reflecting on his second three-game loss at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2020, struggling to explain just what it was that made the difference in 2017.