Tai Tzu can be beaten: Saina

New Delhi, January 30

World No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying might have proved to be a nemesis for Saina Nehwal but she believes the Taiwanese is not unbeatable and exuded confidence of defeating her in due time.

Tai Tzu, who clinched five titles last year, has defeated Saina nine times in the last 10 meetings with only three of the matches going into the deciding game.

Last Sunday, Saina suffered her seventh straight loss to the Tai Tzu in the Indonesia Masters final. “You see the number of tournaments she has won last year, so it is not only the Indians who are losing to her. She is the best player right now, she is tricky, she is focussed and consistently reaching the finals and we have to look up to her,” Saina said. “I think the top 15 players are doing well. There are some players who are not comfortable against her but it is not that we can’t beat her. Tai Tzu almost lost to Michelle Li in the first round at Indonesia, so we will have to figure out a way to beat her. I think it is a matter of time, we have it in us to do well against her,” she added.

Sindhu too has found the going tough against Tai Tzu, who has defeated the Olympics silver medallist eight times in 11 meetings. The 23-year-old has beaten Sindhu in the last four encounters.

“She is definitely doing well and when you mention the losses, you also have to mention that I had beaten her in the Premier Badminton League,” Sindhu laughed, referring to her victory earlier this month. — PTI 

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