Incheon: Saurav Ghosal said he was disappointed on missing out on the gold after losing the men’s singles final on Tuesday.
“It’s disappointing to lose the match like that. We all know how good he is. I don’t think I played badly performance-wise. I give credit to Abdullah for how he played. Congratulations to him for what he did,” said a dejected Ghosal.
“Some of the shots he executed or even attempted were amazing. He played very well.”
Talking about the final game Ghosal said: “It was pretty much a one-game little shootout. I was not under any pressure or any greater pressure than I was before the match. “He put together some shots that were amazing and difficult. He missed a lot in the first half hour. But later on it worked out really well for him. It’s very difficult to see what else I could have done in retrospect but I was playing against someone who reacts well.”
Abdullah, on the other hand, called this his biggest win ever, though he does have a few wins over top-10s on the circuit. “After the second game I thought I was done. It was over. But I gave it another shot and it slowly worked. It was a very tough match and Saurav played very well.” —IANS
