Ratchanok Inthanon, is leading Thailand's campaign in the ongoing Uber Cup
Indian badminton player Saina Nehwal, left and president Badminton Association of India Akhilesh Das Gupta speak to each other during a press conference related to the Thomas and Uber Cup in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)
New Delhi: Injury-plagued reigning world champion Ratchanok Inthanon, who is leading Thailand's campaign in the ongoing Uber Cup, believes India will be a difficult customer to handle as they have two top players in Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu in their ranks.
"India is a tough team. Number one and number two of India, Saina and Sindhu are very good and play with a lot of confidence. They are both equally good but have different styles. I played against Sindhu in World Championship, probably she was not confident enough and nervous, but she is a very good player. So I think it will be 50-50 against India," Ratchanok told PTI.
"I think it is a difficult draw. The teams are tough. But we will give our best. India, Canada and Hong Kong are in our draw. It will be 50-50 against India and Hong Kong. I don't know much about the doubles but we have a strong doubles pair also. We will look to win all the singles. Every point is important and we will give our best. Our target is the quarterfinals right now," she added.
Thailand will take on India on Tuesday.
The World No. 4 Thai sensation was plagued by a series of injuries last year and said she is currently low in confidence and doesn't want to take pressure when she leads Thailand's campaign in the Uber Cup, which begun at the Siri Fort Complex here today.
"My confidence is low at this moment. I had a series of injuries in the last one year. I had back injury last year and then other injuries while training. But I will look to play just like when I play in the training. I don't want to think too much about the tournament," said the reigning world champion, who withdrew from the India Super Series last month, citing medical reasons.
( Source : PTI )
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