Overview
- The former world No. 1 says today’s women’s singles features good rallying but lacks the explosive, hard-hitting attack that defined her and PV Sindhu’s era.
- She calls for greater investment in strength work, trainers and physios to build robustness for back-to-back results, noting injuries have become commonplace.
- Framing the moment as a transition, she says Indians are beating top players but still fall short on consistent title-winning, even as Lakshya Sen’s Australian Open win offers encouragement.
- She identifies Unnati Hooda, Anmol Kharb and Tanvi Sharma as standout prospects who need time and targeted physical gains to make the senior leap.
- Speaking at Yonex’s Legends Vision event in New Delhi, she found support from Denmark’s Peter Gade, who said the key challenge is helping talented juniors step up to top‑five senior level.