Suhas Yathiraj eyes a gold medal in finale against Lucas Mazur

[Music] it gives me a lot of pleasure to say my friend is in the final congratulations brilliant thanks a lot first game got tense 174 I was like a little tense but seven straight points second game you were in your Zone yes as you rightly said first game was very close I think I was trying to finish the point a little too quickly then I uh probably realize that uh you know I should take it little easy and play the rallies and create opportunities and then uh probably would go for finishing uh I think in paralympic uh big stage uh you do get a little uh know overd by the pressure but then I allowed it to soak and then just tried to concentrate on every point and God and Destiny was with me is it the pressure was because you were facing an Indian because otherwise I don't see you under so much pressure that is partly the reason because when you play uh and Indian player it's always mixed emotion because I'm also representing the country and he's also representing the country so probably I would have played much freely if it were not an Indian player but then you know on the court you just have to be professional and uh you know let the best player go forward and meet the other finalist but Lucas versus you is like Roger feder versus Rafael Nadal I mean whether it is Tokyo whether it is the world championship and we all remember your celebration and again now thoughts on it uh if you look at Lucas's bag he carries the bronze medal because he lost to me in World Championships so probably he sort of considers that beating me is his one of his yes revenge and ultimate achievement and I probably if I had not lost to uh final I had not lost to Lucas in Tokyo Paralympics final I don't know if I considered continuing uh batm in the circuit so from there on so many medals and being world number so I think it's a sweet rivalry so I look forward to playing him in the finals in most of the tournaments and I'm sure he also does that but then I don't want to put too much pressure on myself because as you saw today 8,000 people supporting him and eight of us supporting him no no not eight but there are a billion people who are wishing for me there and as we speak sir and and and there's G G by joining us as well and these two will have to strategize tonight big match big match yes yes it's it's a big match it's a challenge uh I I'll do my best he's a formidable opponent he has defeated me so many times I have defeated him uh many times so it's a match I'll just uh enjoy and you know you just go out there and do the best for the country that you can can you sleep tonight yeah of course we we have to strategize first then we are going to have a good dinner 100% 100% because this is not the strategy which we have to prepare tonight basically the day uh we have missed our final match in Tokyo par Olympics we have started strategizing the day uh the next day only so the circle the cycle has been complete is not not going to complete and the day has come and tomorrow you'll see the results you were sitting with us watching the semifinal you were not tense you were I mean after the first game I saw you were completely relaxed as I told you as I told you I was a little bit uh concerned because both were Indian players and in any case as per the protocol we are not supposed to support any of the player and whosoever will win will in a Happ position so in any case if suas has won so our main focus is because with Lucas suas has got has a better chance to win the match so in any case I was relaxed because suas he was not under pressure as soon as he defeated him the first game and the score was also in a way in a way very commanding in his favor last two questions who has I me a word on sukant he has also punched above his weight in this tournament has done very very well he he deserves all the kudo and I wish that he'll win tomorrow against Freddy and win bronze middle for the country especially he had a tough group he had to play against the Malaysian player who are seeded number four and he's a tough opponent the fact that he beat him in the group to qualify for semi-finals speaks volumes of his mental strength he is a formidable opponent any day so I'm happy that I defeated him and I wish him best of luck for the bronze middle match last question suas siaj parab Asian Games Champion suas siaj world champion suas par Olympic champion and the national anthem already I'll try my best I think it's all Destiny growing up when you were in high school or college never thought life will take to so many places now here I am speaking to you as a paralympic finalist in and you watched my broadcast growing up yes yes growing up I I have always been a big fan and especially the way you create cresendo so I've been a big fan so I've told you before also so yes God and Destiny have been kind let's put it this way he's a fan he says I'm a huge fan you know why because he inspires same with gorov seeing suas seeing gorov and the contribution that they make to sport they inspire a generation you then start to believe you feel proud of being Indian to see that tricolor go up and you know what when these guys step on the court we start to tell stories the stories that are positive and not toxic like we see back home these are people who give us hope and optimism and that's what suas yaaj will script tomorrow script himself to immortality and in doing so give us a new lifeline and a new song to sing all the very best all the very very best we will be there to cheer you and then see the tri col thank you very much [Music]