Fresh from her semi-final win over Nozomi Okohura of Japan at the Rio Olympics on Thursday, India's PV Sindhu said she would "give my heart out to win the gold."
Talking to reporters in Rio, Sindhu said: "I hope I will give my best tomorrow as well. First time in the Olympics and also playing the finals tomorrow is a very great feeling. Just one more match to go and I am very, very focused. Let us hope for the best."
About the semi-final victory, she said the match was not as easy as the scores indicated. "The rallies were not easy...because each rally was going very long," she said.
Asked how she managed to transform her game at the Olympics after some poor results earlier in the year, Sindhu said: "I have worked really hard...everyone's aim is to get a medal at the Olympics and even my aim is that."
Coach Pullela Gopichand said it was a "very proud moment". "What is remarkable is not only the playing part but also, like today, the finishing part," he said. "She raced towards the end and then when she got there, she just got stronger and stronger."
Before the semis, Sindhu had defeated world No. 2 Wang Yihan of China in straight games. Now, world No. 1 Carolina Marin awaits her in the final.
"It is going to be a good match," Gopichand said. "Maybe Marin holds an edge in terms of the record, but it doesn't really matter. It is a big match and Sindhu has to stay her course and execute the plan."