Indian Badminton player PV Sindhu hammered Michelle Li of Canada by 21-15, 21-12 to lift the Macau Grand Prix Gold Badminton Tournament on Sunday.
Sindhu had gone into the tournament a bit under pressure to regain her form and showed that a month of training at the Gopichand Badminton Academy was the right preparation for the tournament.
The 18-year-old, who defeated China's Qin Jinjing in the semifinal, concentrated on playing percentage badminton and that approach was evident even in the final when she earned most of her points by forcing her opponent to make mistakes.
"I was confident going into the final after I defeated the Chinese player and knew that if I did not make mistake I can win the title," she said after winning her second GP gold title of the year.
Sindhu further said that she was extremely happy to end the year on a high because almost every player was playing well and that made every match crucial.
National coach Pullela Gopichand said they had pulled Sindhu out of the China Open to put in month long training and the plan worked very well.
"We worked extensively on speed and aggression while at the academy during the preparation for the tournament and she executed it well in Macau," he said.
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