According to Saina, national coach Pulella Gopichand was also concerned about her slump in fitness and both were keen to see the mistakes were not repeated next year.
"Gopi sir is also worried that there are fitness issues. We are working on that and to see that we don't repeat the same mistakes again." "There is Asian Games and Commonwealth Games this year so it is important that I stay fit and be ready for those two Games," she said adding that she wants to win the gold medal at the Asian Games in September.
Saina is confident she will come back stronger next year and will be a better player after a disappointing season. "2013 was all about my toe fracture, my injury. I didn't know when the time just went off. I didn't get time to get back to my recovery (process). During World Championship, we had quite a few weeks' time to recover and get back.
"But that was not enough because the whole of April, May, June was totally (spent) on the fracture thing. IBL (Indian Badminton League) was good. I don't know how I played so well in that tournament. It just happened," said Saina. "Then again in Denmark, I fell and had my ankle injury.
There were too many injuries that happened this year because I wasn't so fit and I wasn't at my best like how I was in 2012. So, I would like to make myself that fit again, come back stronger on the court and 2014 will obviously see a better Saina," she said optimistically.
"Next year, the target will be to win as many tournaments because I have been playing with them (top rivals) for a lot of years and I know their game. But it is just that my movements have become slower and I have to work on those. 2014 will be much better because I will now be focusing on less tournaments and working more on my fitness," she explained.
In the new year, Saina has set her eyes first on the Malaysia Open Super Series event to be held in Kuala Lumpur from January 14-19, and then the Indian Grand Prix at Lucknow the following week.
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