<p>When PV Sindhu glanced at the women’s singles draw for the Yonex Sunrise India Open, all she could mutter was “Oh again!” in disbelief. <br /><br />She was pitted against World No 3 Wang Shixian, whom she had beaten in the Swiss Open quarterfinals, in the opening round. </p>.<p>In fact, the Indian teenager had got the better of her Chinese opponent in all their three meetings and hoped she could maintain her unbeaten record for the fourth time too.<br /><br />The 18-year-old conceded she faces a tough draw but drew inspiration from the tournament being held on her home turf. <br /><br />“It is a tough draw. I played against Wang just weeks back and when I saw the draw, I was like ‘oh again’. I have won against her three times and I hope I win this time also. I am confident of taking on her,” Sindhu told reporters at the launch of this edition’s tournament.<br /><br />“If I win, I will play Sayaka (Takahashi) in the second round. I lost to her once but it was long back in Malaysia in 2012. I will have the crowd support, since it is happening in Delhi. I will have the advantage.”<br /><br />Sindhu, who reached the semifinals of India Open last year, said she would like to carry on her good work. <br /><br />While her semifinal appearance in Swiss Open boosted her confidence, she was quick to return to training at home to spruce up her defence.<br /><br />“You have to come back and practice again and note your mistakes. Compared to last year, I have improved a lot. This year I started well by finishing runner-up at Syed Modi. <br /><br />All England Championships was not that good but I did well in the Swiss Open. I have improved my game and physical fitness. I worked on my defence.<br /><br />“At last year’s India Open, I reached the semifinals. I hope I play with the same tempo this time too,” added Sindhu, who won a bronze medal at the 2013 World Championship besides emerging champions at Malaysia and Macau. <br /><br />The Hyderabadi was looking forward to participate in her maiden Commonwealth Games and Asian Games this year.<br /><br />“I would be playing for the first time and so I am excited. I think it is a tough competition as lot of top players are playing. It is a tough schedule this year as after India Open Super Series I will be playing in Singapore and then Thomas and Uber Cup and other events as well,” she said.</p>
<p>When PV Sindhu glanced at the women’s singles draw for the Yonex Sunrise India Open, all she could mutter was “Oh again!” in disbelief. <br /><br />She was pitted against World No 3 Wang Shixian, whom she had beaten in the Swiss Open quarterfinals, in the opening round. </p>.<p>In fact, the Indian teenager had got the better of her Chinese opponent in all their three meetings and hoped she could maintain her unbeaten record for the fourth time too.<br /><br />The 18-year-old conceded she faces a tough draw but drew inspiration from the tournament being held on her home turf. <br /><br />“It is a tough draw. I played against Wang just weeks back and when I saw the draw, I was like ‘oh again’. I have won against her three times and I hope I win this time also. I am confident of taking on her,” Sindhu told reporters at the launch of this edition’s tournament.<br /><br />“If I win, I will play Sayaka (Takahashi) in the second round. I lost to her once but it was long back in Malaysia in 2012. I will have the crowd support, since it is happening in Delhi. I will have the advantage.”<br /><br />Sindhu, who reached the semifinals of India Open last year, said she would like to carry on her good work. <br /><br />While her semifinal appearance in Swiss Open boosted her confidence, she was quick to return to training at home to spruce up her defence.<br /><br />“You have to come back and practice again and note your mistakes. Compared to last year, I have improved a lot. This year I started well by finishing runner-up at Syed Modi. <br /><br />All England Championships was not that good but I did well in the Swiss Open. I have improved my game and physical fitness. I worked on my defence.<br /><br />“At last year’s India Open, I reached the semifinals. I hope I play with the same tempo this time too,” added Sindhu, who won a bronze medal at the 2013 World Championship besides emerging champions at Malaysia and Macau. <br /><br />The Hyderabadi was looking forward to participate in her maiden Commonwealth Games and Asian Games this year.<br /><br />“I would be playing for the first time and so I am excited. I think it is a tough competition as lot of top players are playing. It is a tough schedule this year as after India Open Super Series I will be playing in Singapore and then Thomas and Uber Cup and other events as well,” she said.</p>
