Kidambi Srikanth focuses on match fitness ahead of Dubai World Super Series finals

“So, it is important to be focused, alert from the first round, and seize the chances that come your way for five days,” Kidambi said as quoted by The Hindu.

In a year, there are almost 17 major badminton tournaments which see all the top-seeded players competing against each other. In the recent past, top Indian players representing the nation played very well but back-to-back tournaments have also caused fatigue as they don't get enough time to recover. This year, Srikanth has played 45 matches in which he lost only 8 which helped him reach the World No. 2 position. Srikanth mentioned the importance of the match fitness and cleared that results are more important than rankings.

“The biggest challenge is to be able to be fit for every match. I don’t think too much about the World No. 1 ranking. I always believe I repeat, that it is important to play consistently and once the results are in place, these rankings are taken care of,” Srikanth, currently ranked No. 4, said.