\"It's a new year, so new goals, new life, new phase, so I am really looking forward to it. It's the first tournament for me (after marriage and in the new season), and it's on the home ground. I missed this tournament (India Open) last year due to an injury. I am looking forward to the start, and I hope I do well,\" Sindhu told IANS on the sidelines of the pre-tournament press conference on Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Hyderabad-based shuttler won the India Open in 2017 (a BWF Super Series tournament at the time) and was the runner-up in the following year. She has since then reached the semifinals of the tournament in 2019 and 2022. She made a first-round exit in 2023 and missed the Super 750 event last year due to an injury.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Further speaking about the crowd support from local fans, Sindhu said, \"There's always been the support from the crowd, and I hope fans support me here, and with their support, I do well in the tournament.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
As Sindhu is set to begin her first tournament of the year against the young Indian Anupama Upadhyaya, she heaped praises on the young crop of talents.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"There is a lot of potential, I can say that. There are a lot of youngsters who are coming up and also doing well. Of course, I am playing an Indian in the first round (of India Open), and on the court, it's just an opponent, and you can't take it easy,\" she said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 29-year-old Indian ace, who won the Syed Modi International crown to end a two-year-long title drought last month, also recently broke ground for her very own sports academy in Visakhapatnam.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sindhu had a challenging phase after her gold medal win in women\u2019s singles at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Struggling to regain her form following an injury layoff, she encountered a series of early exits that saw her drop out of the top 10 world rankings in March 2023\u2014a position she had maintained since November 2016.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 29-year-old Indian ace, who won the Syed Modi International crown to end a two-year-long title drought last month, also recently broke ground for her very own sports academy in Visakhapatnam.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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