Tanvi taking a cue from Sindhus aggressive type

More than a glimpse of shuttler Tanvi Sharma’s huge potential was on proof over the previous few days because the 16-year-old grew to become the youngest Indian to succeed in the ultimate of a BWF World Tour match. Tanvi’s exploits got here on the Yonex US Open, a Super 300 occasion at Council Bluffs, Iowa, that drew to a detailed on Sunday.

The unseeded teen’s march to the ultimate comprised a sequence of straight-game wins, together with a 21-19, 21-9 overcome World No. 23 Nguyen Thuy Linh within the very first spherical. On Sunday night time, she misplaced 11-21, 21-16, 10-21 to American Beiwen Zhang within the summit conflict, however her coach Park Tae-sang has seen sufficient to proclaim that her attacking type resembles that of two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu. The South Korean, in fact, coached the previous world champion from 2019 to 2023.

It is not any shock that {the teenager} from Punjab’s Hoshiarpur appears to be like as much as the 29-year-old. “Yes, I really feel good that there are comparisons. I’ve to maintain doing nicely to reside as much as that,” Tanvi instructed The Hindu on Monday after her runner-up end. “I like Sindhu’s aggression on court docket. In this match, I performed with numerous aggression. I’ve developed my half-smashes by seeing her play.”

As enthused as Park is with Tanvi’s latest outcomes, he is aware of that his ward on the National Centre of Excellence in Guwahati is much from the completed product. “Tanvi wants to enhance her endurance and stamina. Against opponents older than her, she seemed very drained. She wants extra bodily coaching,” he mentioned.

What are Tanvi’s targets for this yr? “I wish to get into the top-30 in seniors. There can be the World Junior Championships in India this yr. That is the primary goal,” acknowledged the World No. 66.