"I am a bit disappointed that I missed the semifinal berth by a whisker but I am more experienced now. I have lost many such matches so the defeat won't really haunt me," Saina said.
"It was my first Olympics and I never even dreamt that I will come this far. Reaching quarterfinals was most overwhelming. I know I am playing well and I have learnt how to sustain and maintain myself by seeing the international players in the Beijing Olympics village.
"I hope I will be able to get gold in the next Olympics, which is my main aim now," said the Hyderabadi player, who is the first Indian shuttler to reach the quaterfinals in Olympics.
Saina, who was invited by Sports Minister M S Gill on her return from Olympics, did not offer any excuse for running out of steam in the crucial match and admitted that it was just her mistake.
"I can't blame coaching or anything for that matter. I was hasty during the match. If I had played like I played in pre-quarterfinals I would have definitely reached the semis. It was my mistake," she said.
"I was confident after my pre-quarterfinal and I badly wanted to win the next match. But it didn't work well that day. I didn't keep patience," she added.
The 18-year-old player, who upset World number five Wang Chen in the Olympic pre-quarters, said she was never under pressure to win a medal and was satisfied with her performance on her Olympic debut.
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