Two-time national women’s singles champion, Akula Sreeja, said unlike the Commonwealth Games where she won a historic mixed doubles gold partnering Sharath Kamal last year, the forthcoming Asian Games would be “really tough and a different kind of challenge”.
However, the 24-year-old Sreeja, said that the Indian team would be unique because of the different styles and tactics of each player and also the kind of rubbers they use.
“The first target will be to create as many upsets as possible. The objective is to stay focussed, be consistent, give my best and extend the battles as long as possible,” said the young Hyderabadi who joined her mentor-cum-coach Somnath Ghosh at the age of 12 in the one-room (one table) Global Table Tennis Academy in the City.
