By Ferzalfie Fauzi
KUALA LUMPUR: "It’s true, I didn’t play well," said national mixed doubles shuttler Tan Kian Meng after he and Lai Pei Jing bowed out in two Super Series tournaments, the South Korea Open and Japan Open recently.
The Pontian-born player is not satisfied with his performance in the last two tournaments, especially when they failed to handle on-court pressure.
"How I played in both tournaments is not the same as when I was in training,” said Kian Meng.
"There was an instance where I lost track of what I was doing.
"Maybe it happened because I was fixated on giving my best performance especially after we were promoted to playing at the Super Series level."
Kian Meng, who used to compete in the men's singles at the beginning of his senior career, admitted he wanted everything to be 100 per cent.
“There were times that I played well when I did not expect it to happen.
"And there are times when I played badly and it is difficult to fix.
"But at the World Championships (August), we didn't play too badly.
"In the next two to three weeks, we will focus on preparing for the Denmark Open.
“I want to prove that we are capable of making a comeback."
Kian Meng-Pei Jing, currently ranked World No 10, hope to qualify for the Super Series Final in Dubai in December.
The 2017 Malaysia Masters champions played in five Super Series tournaments this year: Malaysian Open, Australia, Indonesia, Japan and South Korea. Their best result was reaching the Indonesian Open quarter-finals.
Translated from Harian Metro