PV Sindhu will have to quickly recover from her painful loss against world No 1 Tai Tzu Ying and make a fresh start when she faces China’s He Bing Jiao in the Bronze medal play-off at the Tokyo Olympics, said her father PV Ramana on Saturday.
“Tomorrow, we have to be more cautious and more careful and give her best to get a medal for the country,” Ramana, who is a member of India’s 1986 Asian Games volleyball team that won the Bronze medal, told reporters.
“She should forget the defeat though it is painful for any player to play for third and fourth position, and take Sunday’s contest as a fresh match.”
Ramana, an arjuna awardee, said Tai Tzu didn’t give any chance to Sindhu during the semifinal clash.
“When a player cannot come into the rhythm, obviously, these all happens. Yesterday, she (Sindhu) was in a good rhythm. She was able to come back to the normal game and she could catch (Akane) Yamaguchi. Today, Tai Tzu has not given her any chance at all,” he said.
“Tai Tzu’s every drop shot, everything has gone into success. Actually, the strategy to play against Tai Tzu is we need to keep the shuttle in rally at least 25 to 30 shots. So, that chance was not there today.”