Nicol David has ruled out the fatigue of entering her third tournament as many weeks and is keen to shine in the CIMB Singapore Women’s Squash Masters.
David is set to take on her first opponent on Wednesday evening against a qualifier that is to be decided later on Tuesday, and the World No. 1 isn't feeling exhausted from her tight schedule.
"With the World Games [in Kaohsiung] and the Malaysian Open being the start of the second half of the season, the girls and I have been training for the buildup in this time of the year," said David. "And this is the last of the three tournaments, so I'm ready to go for the Singapore Masters and I'm going to bring the same effort as I did for Malaysia and the World Games."
The 25-year-old also added that she was feeling pressure going into the Gold 45 tournament but believed that her preparation will see her through.
"I think there's pressure everywhere, in whatever you do," added the two-time Singapore Masters champion. "So you just have to know that you've put the work in, and all you can expect for yourself is to do well as such; to do your best."
"You can't expect anything more than that. All I know is that if I focus on my performance and play consistently, then the results will show."
And Nicol was not going into the Singapore Masters thinking that it'll be a walk in the park.
"It's great to be back in Singapore and the tournament is on thanks to CIMB. No doubt it's still a new tournament, but all the world's best players are here, so I have to be ready from the first round onwards," concluded the three-time World Open winner.
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