Sindhu and Marin have now met the Spaniard 134 times with a 9-5 lead on their head-to-head record. Their last meeting was in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Indonesian Open, which Marin won. Sindhu’s last victory against the Spaniard was in the 2018 Malaysian Open quarterfinals. Sindhu vs Marin is one of the biggest rivalries in world badminton right now due to the epic battle they had in the final of the Olympics. from Rio, where the Indian settled for silver.
Before the final, Sindhu said: “Carolina is a good player, so it will not be an easy game, I have to play 100 percent.” She was very happy with her performance in the semifinals against the Danish Mia Blichfeldt and said: “It was a good victory today (Saturday) for me and playing against Mia was a kind of revenge because in Thailand I had lost against her, so it was very important to me and yes, I am really looking forward to reaching the final. “
Indian Olympians hopefuls have been training at the Gachibowli complex for the past few days to prepare for the Tokyo Games. “Training in a bigger stadium, similar to this stadium when I got used to it and it has helped me a lot here,” Sindhu said. “Once again, I would thank everyone, BAI, EFS, State of Telangana and Minister of Sports for all the support and for helping me with everything I needed to train and prepare at the Gachibowli Stadium. It has helped me a lot. “
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