Tai can definitely be beaten, there's no huge gap: Sindhu

Outplayed for the sixth successive time by Tai Tzu-Ying, but Indian badminton ace PV Sindhu insists she doesn't have any mental block against the world no 1, who can be beaten with a little more "patience".

Olympic medallist Sindhu today lost 13-21 16-21 to Chinese Taipei's Tai in just 34 minutes to settle for silver here.

However, Sindhu insisted that there was not a huge gap and the Chinese Taipei player is beatable.

"There is not a huge gap. We just have to be prepared and ready, definitely we are going to break that (losing streak). It's not easy but if we work on our mistakes, we can do it," Sindhu said.

"There is no mental block, but sometimes you make mistakes and give her a huge lead. You have to keep going, stick to that. I gave her easy points.

"If I had played patiently and kept the shuttle in, it could have been different. It was not easy to take points from her because her defence was also good."
"She is a deceptive player. It was not very tough to take those (shots), if you keep the shuttle in, she tends to make mistakes and definitely not very tough to beat."
Talking about the 24-year-old Tai, Gopichand said, "There is deception, power, speed and reach. She has a combination of everything. She is deceptive but she is powerful, she can run. There is endurance. That's what together, makes her good."