It always helps coming back to your scene of triumph. The memories themselves can boost the spirit and morale of a former winner to produce his very best again.
For Indonesia’s World No. 9 Tommy Sugiarto, that is exactly what he needs. Since stealing the show at the Premier Badminton League (PBL) in India and reaching the semi-finals of the Malaysia Masters, he has not been able to somehow reach those heights again.
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However, he has been a champion at the Singapore Open in 2013 and the familiar conditions might just aid in his resurgence. His potential quarter-final opponent Lin Dan too cannot intimidate him as the Indonesian got the better of the Chinese twice in 2015.
The eighth seed will kick off his campaign against qualifier Kenta Nishimoto.
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Sudeshna Banerjee
Sudeshna is a veteran Indian Sports and International Tennis journalist as well as editor at Sportskeeda. She has an overall experience of over 10 years with top publications like The Bridge, Fox Sports Asia, and gained a keen interest in Indian sports since the 2002 Commonwealth and Asian Games when she was in school.
Sudeshna holds a Master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. She attends tournaments regularly and being a highly experienced journalist, she ensures she only contacts the correct people from her network for the most authentic information to be put in her articles.
Sudeshna’s favorite Indian athlete is PV Sindhu owing to her big-tournament performances. She also admires Tennis legend Rafael Nadal for his resilience and has witnessed the Spaniard in action at the French Open, due to which, Roland Garros is her all-time favorite Grand Slam tournament.
Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics made a lasting impact on Sudeshna. She has also interviewed him along with Badminton star Chirag Shetty and several other sports personalities. She has done on-ground reporting on multiple ITF tournaments along with the Premier Badminton League, Asian Boxing Championships and the Davis Cup.
When not using her skills and years of experience in crafting compelling content, Sudeshna likes to read, watch movies and travel.