Becoming World No 1 depends on the consistency of the tournaments: Sindhu

Olympic and World Championship silver medallist PV Sindhu is definitely targeting for the world number spot next year but, she says, that comes only with the consistency which will reroute her to the top spot automatically.

“I want to see myself as world no 1 in the upcoming season. I am at 3 now and it depends on tournaments, if you play well, you will automatically get the ranking. So I am not thinking much about the rankings. I just have to play well and I know I will automatically be there,” said Sindhu, who is leading Chennai Smashers at the ongoing Premier Badminton League.  

Sindhu who reached her career best ranking of world no. 2 this year triumphed Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold, India Open, Korea Open, besides finishing second at World championship, Hong Kong Open and Dubai Super Series Finals.

After her 110-minute encounter against Nozomi Okuhara at the World Championship finals, which comprised of 63-shot rally, all the players revised their fitness levels including Sindhu. She said, “There are more long matches now in women's singles. World Championship was the longest match from my side and after that I could see that the matches in women's singles getting longer and longer. I think each game is going up to 40 minutes.

“In the current circuit, there are the Chinese, the Japanese, Okuhara, Tai Tzu Ying, so I don't think there are short matches any more,” she added.

Talking about the cheers she get during the matches, she said, “It actually feels very good to play in India, it motivates me when the crowd cheers for me. Recently, I played in Dubai and I was very happy with the huge support I got there.

“Expectations will always be there but we have to play our game and give our best. I don't feel any pressure,” she added.