Target Sen. If his recent performance is any indication he can beat. Fresh from his win at World No. 1 viktor axelsen Denmark in the semi-finals German Open Last week, he dethroned li zi jia to final All England Championship in Birmingham on Saturday. But Lakshya knows that his work is not done and he intends to go all the way the next day. Part.
After making the All England final at the expense of the defending champions, how do you reconcile your feelings right now?
I was trying to play one point at a time and not thinking I was in the All England semi-final. Those ideas came but I am happy to win. I will now focus on recovering well and will be all out in the final tomorrow.
The match was up and down. You had the first moments. Lee is back. Where do you think this went for you?
In the first game, I got a good length and the lift was going well. In the second game, I made a lot of mistakes in the nets, they got the lead in the beginning and it is difficult to cover from there. Going into the third game, instead of going too close, I played safe in the nets and tried not to give easy points.
Did you expect the game to be so snappy?
Yes. When you play a player like him or a top player, you prepare to go all out. I was expecting it because it is an important tournament and you need to give your best. The rest I got yesterday helped me.
You have always been rated very high ever since you started playing. Do you think you have grown up after reaching the All England final?
I want to play one more match. Now my focus is on the final. But yes, it gave me a lot of confidence and pushed me forward when people said such things. Now I’m here.
You put your attacking game on hold till the end. Any specific strategy?
The strategy I worked on in the first game. The second game was not that bad, but yes I lost points because of my mistakes. In the end you are all out because you can’t give him a free chance to attack because he is one of the best attacking players in the world. But when you are under pressure you can attack all-round. This was clear in my mind. The strategy was completely different in the last few points.
You seemed a little nervous today…
Certainly, I was terrified. So I tried to play one point at a time.
After making the All England final at the expense of the defending champions, how do you reconcile your feelings right now?
I was trying to play one point at a time and not thinking I was in the All England semi-final. Those ideas came but I am happy to win. I will now focus on recovering well and will be all out in the final tomorrow.
The match was up and down. You had the first moments. Lee is back. Where do you think this went for you?
In the first game, I got a good length and the lift was going well. In the second game, I made a lot of mistakes in the nets, they got the lead in the beginning and it is difficult to cover from there. Going into the third game, instead of going too close, I played safe in the nets and tried not to give easy points.
Did you expect the game to be so snappy?
Yes. When you play a player like him or a top player, you prepare to go all out. I was expecting it because it is an important tournament and you need to give your best. The rest I got yesterday helped me.
You have always been rated very high ever since you started playing. Do you think you have grown up after reaching the All England final?
I want to play one more match. Now my focus is on the final. But yes, it gave me a lot of confidence and pushed me forward when people said such things. Now I’m here.
You put your attacking game on hold till the end. Any specific strategy?
The strategy I worked on in the first game. The second game was not that bad, but yes I lost points because of my mistakes. In the end you are all out because you can’t give him a free chance to attack because he is one of the best attacking players in the world. But when you are under pressure you can attack all-round. This was clear in my mind. The strategy was completely different in the last few points.
You seemed a little nervous today…
Certainly, I was terrified. So I tried to play one point at a time.