"It's a big year and next (tournament) up is the All England (championships in Birmingham). There are also the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. I intend to take one tournament at a time. l want to see myself as number 1 by the end of the year," Sindhu told PTI on the sidelines of a Bridgestone event.
The Olympics and World Championship silver medallist lost in a pulsating final to Japanese rival Akane Yamaguchi21-15 12-21 19-21 in 94 minutes in the women's singles final of the Dubai Super Series Finals to squander a golden chance to attain the number one ranking.
Sindhu had lost another 83-minute three-game thriller to Carolina Marin of Spain in the match to decide the singles gold at Rio in 2016.
Asked about these narrow losses, Sindhu said she looks at them as learning experiences.
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"It's good that I have come till the final. It's disappointing I had lost some close matches - World Championship, in Dubai and the Indian Open (to China-born Zheng Beiwan of USA). I have a lot more to learn from my mistakes," she said.
Among the three losses last year and this year, Sindhu singled out the one in Glasgow as the most disappointing.
"Each tournament is different. Mostly the World Championship, I would say. It was a very long match as compared to these (others), one of the longest for me."
Looking ahead Sindhu said the key was to keep fit, both mentally and physically to figure in the mandatory 15 tournaments that each player needs to play every year.
About chances of being penalised by the world body BWF for not figuring in the mandated number of tournaments, Sindhu said, "It's there (monetary fines) but the main thing is you need to keep yourself fit. It's just that you have to see which tournaments to play.
"Each tournament is equally important. Some of the tournaments Super Series Premier and Super Series are the tournaments we have to play."
She also wished that the change in the service rule was introduced at the beginning of this year rather than at next month's All England championships.
She also preferred the current 21-point system.
"They were saying point system might Change to best-of-five 11 points. It's comparatively different. Anything can happen. If you take a lead 5 or 6 in the current system, 15 points are left to cover up, but here if you lose 5-6 points it's almost over. You need to focus from the first point and can't play and do unforced errors. Over here I think on that day who plays well will win.
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