I should have been more patient: Sindhu after bowing out of World championships
Badminton star P.V. Sindhu reflects on her loss at the World Championships, citing a lack of patience during critical points. She also expressed frustration regarding her opponent's medical time-outs, which she questioned as a potential tactical maneuver.
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Patience was the key word for P.V. Sindhu and the lack of it made all the difference to the five-time World Championship medalist’s pursuit of an unprecedented sixth.
“I should have been patient overall because I can’t see any loopholes otherwise in between the points. Specially in the end, I should have been a little more patient. That’s what I can see from today’s game and in the last 3-4 points. The match was going very good and all three games were almost equal. Should have converted the points but that’s how it is. You learn, you lose a lot, you win a lot. When you lose, you need to deal with it and bounce back stronger,” a clearly disappointed Sindhu said after her defeat to China’s Wang Zhi Yi.
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