Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, India’s only representatives at World Tour Finals, aim to be more resilient
Treesa Jolly giggles and mock-clucks her disappointment recalling that she’s not tried eating anything crazy, since relishing spiced crispy grasshoppers as a 16-year-old.Now 21, the enforcer of the women’s doubles team, with Gayatri Gopichand, bites back the mirth, seriously stating, “When you start traveling so much for competitions away from home, you learn to not fuss, and eat everything.”
Treesa-Gayatri’s badminton has been a tad like that. Gobble up every challenge for sustenance on the Tour, chew meaningfully on the losses in quiet stadium and hotel corners, smack lips at the hard-fought wins. And forget what home comfort food tastes like, while scrolling down critical comments on social media about their performance.The duo are India’s only representatives at the World Tour Finals...