It is impossible to beat a top 10 player without studying their strategy: Saina Nehwal

Saina Nehwal, badminton player

Claim to fame

India's only badminton player to win an Olympic medal, she was also the first Indian to be ranked No. 1 by Badminton World Federation in women's singles in 2015.

The lesson

It is difficult to pinpoint any single player as a major rival. All the top 10 players are almost equal in their capabilities. The coach tells us how to tackle a particular player and I apply that learning against the player. It is impossible to beat a rival without studying their strategy.

(As told to Indulekha Aravind)