She deserves the whacking for saying LXR is not tough but not for what she said about her Thai Open opponents. Everyone is beatable, just have to find the weakness and a good strategy to counter them. On paper though LXR has the advantage, Saina has to be excellent to beat her, anything below that and it is a forgone conclusion.
but if the entire paragrah were to be read in context, it might be clear that she is not being vain. On the contrary, she is stating a fact that too much attention is given by the Indian media to the glamour angle, and that is sometimes becomes necessary to use this to promote the game. I'd like to reiterate a couple of points here because it is very easy to misinterpret a person's words especially those from a culture that is different or alien to what we have been brought up in. English is a second language for Saina and most other players. The Indian media have a way with inflating and sensationalising their reports. Saina may want to convey a certain feel, but this may only be clearly understood if one could hear the inflections and pauses. When reported in print, it could carry a subtly altered flavour. Alll of the above and more has been said before by many people, but those who want to run down a person, will find a way to do it. I am not suggesting Saina is an angel; she is probably just like any other girl of her age, full of desires, doubts, anger, sadness, elation etc. The times in her country expect that she speak her mind. I expect her to make a mess of it at times. It is also apparent that she is doing a lot of it with the clear understanding that it will help promote the game in her country, and that is something that is formost on the minds of almost all the young breed of badminton players from India, today. And that is certainly not a bad thing! And she isn't going to stop just out of fear that some people around the world will take umbrage to a sentence she spoke, or the way it was phrased. And that in the long run, is good for the game.
Actually she is right about the glamour part as you said ... I would only have left out the part about her good looks Anyway we need people like her to spice things up. Cant imagine everyone being so straight and dull.
What a superb match against WSX. Saina needs to relax during the critical period, it should have ended in 2 games. Hope she gets some good rubdown and sleep to recover for tomorrow's match.
2012 Indonesia Open SSP: Saina Nehwal has arrived at the Semi-Finals . Agree... What a match to watch (97 minutes of a great battle). Saina is looking fitter at this tournament. She is also showing more determination to fight for every point. Wang Shixian, OTOH, doesn't look fit enough. .
Without a killer smash, she was made to play long rallies and was out of breath with body bent and tried to buy time between points.
Next up for Sain is SJH of Korea. Saina's h-h is 3-0 over SJH. Hopefully she can extend the record, and in straight games. Saina's run over the past few years at the IO has been exceptional; the huge crowds respond to here very positively (except of course, when she plays an INA player! ) and she has generally thrived at the Istora. This year should be no different hopefully, and she should be able to ease into the finals, on form. I did notice that her front-foot movement to the net has become very sharp in this tournament. Good luck, Saina!
The big difference is this match, Saina was relatively early to all the net drop shots. In the past she would be lunging like hell to retrieve the shots. She appears faster like some you already mentioned. All the best to her on her quest for the 4th Indonesian SS final in a row.
Congratulation to Saina. Sung was too obsessed in moving Saina around the court and made all kind of mistakes. Saina looked slow and lethargic, she obviously has not recovered from her match with WSX. I think LXR is the firm favorite tomorrow unless Saina recovers in time.
Congrats To SN for winning IOSSP and becoming the first non chinese player to win a ssp...... Thanks to Indonesia crowd
