Anastasia Chervyakova knocks out Yulia Zapolskaya in semi-final fight at European Universities Games
Russia’s young and aggressive shuttler Anastasia Chervyakova landed a title berth after proving her worth in Women’s Singles semi-final when she knocked out her lower ranked compatriot Yulia Zapolskaya at the European Universities Games-Badminton Individual Tournament 2012 on Monday, July 16, in Spain.
Second seeded Anastasia, who did not show any mercy to any of her rival in all matches of the tournament, continued her roller-coaster performance in the semi-final and thrashes her rival in a spectacular fashion without facing even a slight trouble.
The in-form Anastasia proved that she has what it takes to become a world class shuttler as she played with superb control on court and easily overpowered her opponent in straight games with a commanding margin.
Third seeded Yulia, on the other hand, had no answer to the spirited play of her higher ranked compatriot as she could not put up good show in the whole contest and lost it in just 36 minutes without snatching any set.
In the first game, it was Anastasia who controlled the pace of rallies and dictated her challenger in all areas without losing her focus.
The higher ranked Russian player did not waste any time in setting up a good lead and maintained her upper hand over her rival by playing dominating badminton.
Until the mid-game break, Anastasia was leading the score board with a huge margin.
After the one-minute break, Anastasia continued her flawless run on court as she did not commit unforced errors and also maintained the pace of rallies at the highest level.
Anastasia was in good form and she easily won the first game with a stunning 21-13 score on the board.
In the following game, Yulia changed her tactics and started to execute fast drop shots but failed to take any advantage as her rival was quick in taking the bird close to the net.
Anastasia did not drop her speed and again took an impressive lead until the 60-second break.
After the interval, Anastasia continued her power play and she remained successful in ending up second game with a margin of 21-12.
Anastasia won this semi-final battle in two sets with a remarkable 21-13 and 21-12 margin on the score board.
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