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Hylo Open badminton: Rakshitha Sree, with more emphasis on attack and aggression, produces a big win against world No 25 Gilmour | Badminton News

Hylo Open badminton: Rakshitha Sree, with more emphasis on attack and aggression, produces a big win against world No 25 Gilmour | Badminton News

The instructions to Rakshitha Sree Santhosh Ramraj on match eve were clear: whether she was leading 20-10 or trailing 1-20, she was to pump her fist and shout at every point she snatched. “If you don’t remind her, she plays a silent game which doesn’t make sense on the international circuit. Gopi Sir called yesterday and strictly told us to follow that – no matter what the match situation, Shout,” coach Rahul Yadav says. Aggression was being systematically drilled into another talent on the Hyderabad courts, 8 years after PV Sindhu was taught to match her attack with voluble aggression. On Thursday, Rakshitha matched the hop-smashes of Scottish Kirsty Gilmour, beating the No 25 player 21-14, 21-12 in 36 minutes at the Hylo Open, in Saarbrucken Germany. It will be preposterous to make a direct comparison with Sindhu who had a World Championship bronze at 18 years. But Rakshitha’s rangy game, being honed at the Gopichand Academy, is very reminiscent of Sindhu’s. Rakshitha has a long way to go – she is still World No …