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Wednesday, 27 July 2016
After testing draws, only Saina carries medal hope
Srikanth ought to think that its simple at first; Jwala and Ashwini look the better wager in copies
"In the event that you are centered around winning a decoration, then the draw doesn't make a difference. You simply need to take it match by match and put forth a valiant effort."
These words from boss mentor P. Gopi Chand doubtlessly underline the resolute determination expected to perform taking care of business, and not get hindered by seeing a higher-positioned rival in the draw.
In any case, actually, the draw makes a distinction to each player. Whether solid or not really solid, each individual is affected at seeing his/her imminent opponents in the draw.
On Tuesday, when the attracts were made Rio, the seven-part Indian unexpected probably felt uneasy — some more than others. Fifth seed Saina Nehwal is unmistakably the nation's most logical option for an award. The 2012 bronze medallist has it simple in the alliance stage. Should Saina enhance her 9-1 straight on record against Thailand's Porntip Buranaprasertsuk in the pre-quarterfinals, she confronts guarding champion Li Xuerui.
Li Xuerui poses a potential threat
It must be recalled that the Chinese most loved holds a scary 12-2 record against Saina. All the more essentially, since winning the Olympic gold in 2012, Xuerui has beaten Saina in every one of the eight experiences. Subsequently, Saina will be required to break the mental obstruction against her foe. Time has now given Saina the open door, on the enormous stage, to turn it around against the protecting champion.
World No. 10 P.V. Sindhu, a two-time World title medallist yet at present a long way from her best, will need to manage Canada's Li Michelle in the alliance stage. Sindhu has a score to settle following the Hong Kong-conceived young lady beat her both in the group and individual occasions of the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Should Sindhu beat Michelle, she will keep running into the in-structure eighth-positioned Chinese Taipei young lady Tai Tzu Ying, to whom she lost in the Asian title in April. The champ confronts the possibility of meeting Olympic finalist and previous World No. 1 China's Wang Yihan.
In men's singles, eleventh positioned K. Srikanth will think that its simple in the association. In any case, in the pre-quarterfinals, he is planned to play World No. 5 Jan O Jorgensen. The two have not conflicted since December 2014 when the Dane won for the second time in three matches. The victor of their match will play two-time victor and guarding champion Lin Dan.
Between the two duplicates blends, both positioned 21st, G. Jwala and Ashwini Ponnappa have motivations to be more idealistic of making the quarterfinals than Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy. Both are the most reduced positioned sets in their four-group bunches and subsequently not anticipated that would achieve the knockout stage.
To progress, Jwala and Ashwini need to win two matches in a gathering that comprises of World No. 1 Misaki Matsutomo-Ayaka Takahashi (Japan), eleventh positioned Eefje Muskens-Selena Piek (the Netherlands) and seventeenth positioned Puttita Supajirakul-Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Thailand). Undoubtedly, it is an intense request the Indians however these young ladies are equipped for pulling off the unforeseen.
Be that as it may, it will be an ascension excessively soak for Attri and Reddy. With World No. 2 Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan (Indonesia), fifth-positioned Chai Biao-Hong Wei (China) and eighth-positioned Hiroyuki Endo-Kenichi Hayakawa for organization, the Indians may think that its intense to assert even a solitary amusement.
In this way, sensibly, Saina shows up the main Indian trust in an award, that as well in the event that she oversees something that she has not done subsequent to mid 2012 — move beyond Li Xuerui.
In the last Olympics, fourth seed Saina was the most grounded non-Chinese in the field. That helped Saina avoid the Chinese till the elimination rounds. This year, a superior readied and more develop Saina is destined to be against Li Xuerui who no more looks powerful. In any case, by and by for Saina, the nearness of Li Xuerui in her quarter of the draw is bad news.
Not at all like the men's segment, there are no unmistakable top choices among the ladies' for the decorations in Rio. That is the reason the flighty, or call it conflicting, type of the main eight ladies permits break even with want to everybody in dispute. Furthermore, that incorporates Saina.
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