Super Series is the big one and I wanted to crack that: PV Sindhu

I hope I achieve a lot more this year than I did in 2014. I have a rankings target for the coming season, and I’d like to be in Top 5 or Top 6 by the time 2015 is done. I played in many tournaments in 2014; I did give my best. But I will look for tournament victories so those automatically translate into a higher ranking.

I want to win Super Series titles this year. I have a few Grand Prix Gold titles under my belt but the Super Series is the big one that I want to crack.

The All England is a very prestigious event, and its importance is highlighted by the fact that only Prakash Padukone and  P Gopichand amongst Indians have managed to win it. It’s probably the second biggest for Indians after the World Championships. All of us are trying to win it, but it’s tough competition and I’ll have to really play well to win it. I have my sights set on it specially. But the season will start with Malaysia so I want to begin well.

Frankly, every tournament is important so I would want to win medals at any event I play.

At the World Championships I’ve done well, but now two bronze are not enough. It’s time I aim for the gold. Again all the top players save their best for this one, so it’s tough to talk gold but I know I can do it.

I’d rate my World Championship semifinal – though I won bronze – as a ‘miss’ in 2014, and would like to aim higher and not be satisfied with just a bronze. Similarly, at Asian Games and Commonwealth Games against the Canadian, I know I shouldn’t have lost those matches so I’d like to not go down in such games.

The preparations for most tournaments remains more or less the same, and the week before we start training a little less. Fitness is very important this year, and the coach will take a call on how many and which specific tournaments I play in, so I’m fresh and ready to give my best each time.

I’m really happy with how I negotiated the two important matches at the World Championships – pre-quarters and quarters, but yes it’s been a roller-coaster 2014 with the number of thrillers I’ve played. Hope 2015 has more clinical wins, and fewer heart-attacks in the third set!

It’s an interesting time in women’s singles with most girls playing very varied styles of badminton. Everybody is a different type of shuttler and that’s a challenge, frankly. But the Taipei girl Tai Tzu Ying has been playing real well and will be a challenge beyond the Chinese. She has some good strokes and is tricky to figure out.

I’d like to score wins over everyone, though.