PV Sindhu 'Prepared For Everything' For Gold Medal Match at Rio 2016
PV Sindhu, who won her badminton women's singles semifinal match against Japan's Nozomi Okuhara, said she will be prepared for everything when she takes on top see Carolina Marin in Friday's title clash
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PV Sindhu has vowed to give her best shot in Friday's gold medal match
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Sindhu beat Nozomi Okuhara to reach the badminton women's singles final
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The Indian shuttler will face top seed Carolina Marin in the final
It was a confident and composed semifinal performance from PV Sindhu that saw her prevail over Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in the Rio 2016 badminton women's singles semis to book her berth in the final against world no. 1 Carolina Marin.
The 21-year-old won in straight games, 21-19, 21-10, in a match that lasted 49 minutes. Her final against Marin is scheduled for Friday evening.
"My target will be to win the gold and I will give my heart out. I feel I really worked hard each and every time. Everybody's aim is to get a medal at the Olympics, one more match to go. Definitely I feel that I've a chance," Sindhu was quoted as saying by PTI.
"It's nothing like pressure. It's just that I have to give my 100 per cent. There's one more match to go, I'm really prepared for tomorrow's match. It's not going to be easy. She is a really tough opponent. It's the Olympic final, and she's playing really well. It depends who gives her best and does well will win the final tomorrow," she added.
On her strategy against the left-handed Marin, a two time World Championship winner, Sindhu said she would just have to go by her coach Pullela Gopichand.
"She's playing really well. It's going to be good match. I will be really prepared for everything. It won't be easy. Each one has a different style of play and strategy. It just depends on that day. She's left-handed. I have my coach; he will tell me the strategies. It will be a different condition. it will be very different."
Moments after her win that has assured India a silver, Bindra tweeted, "You've no idea how lonely it's been, I'm waiting for you to join me in the club."
Responding to the tweet, Sindhu said: "I would make that wish come true. I would give my heart out for that and play my best."
National coach Pullela Gopichand said they will give their best in the gold medal match on Friday.
"She has played fantastic. She has played each match from the beginning - against Michelle, Wang... She has really played well and she has fought hard. Today's win was great. She is up against a tough player in Carolina Marin tomorrow. We will give our best shot and let's see how it goes," Gopichand said after Sindhu's victory in the semifinal.
(With inputs from PTI)