Tanvi Sharma says defence, not just smashes, drove Taipei win
Summary
Tanvi Sharma says her Taipei Open win was built less on raw hitting than on patience, defence and a steadier mindset. The 17-year-old, who became the youngest winner of the event and only the fourth Indian to take a BWF Super 300 title, described the title as the payoff from years of training in Hoshiarpur and under coach Park Tae-Sang in Guwahati.
Performance
Her own read on the tournament is revealing: she says the quarter-final against Supanida Katethong and the final both demanded disciplined defence, not just attack. That fits the larger point in her interview — if she wants to move into Super 750 and Super 1000 events, she needs better net play and a more rounded game, because smashes alone will not carry her there.
Key Uncertainty
She also admits the result came too late for World Championships selection, so the title improved her standing without changing that immediate outcome.
Her comparison with PV Sindhu, Tai Tzu-ying and An Se-young is aspirational rather than finished proof that she has reached that level yet.