Croatian International 2013: Sandra Maria Jensen beats Milica Simic in Women’s Singles second round
Denmark’s talented player Sandra Maria Jensen showed her great skills and reached into Women’s Singles quarter-final after defeating Serbia’s Milica Simic in second round of Victor Croatian International 2013 on Friday, April 12, in Croatia.
The aggressive Maria Jensen, who is the sixth seeded player in Women’s Singles draw of the tournament, played attacking badminton and outplayed her un-seeded challenger in a completely controlled manner in just 23 minutes.
Danish shuttler started her campaign in a positive manner and remained in command throughout the match. She did not show mercy to her rival and eventually won the battle easily with a lopsided 21-14 and 21-11 score on the board.
The lower ranked Milica tried to cope up with the pace of her Danish rival but she failed to play accurately. She missed many chances of earning points and ultimately crashed out without shaking the confidence of her challenger.
In the opening set, the sixth seeded Maria Jensen performed extremely well from the initial points as she played with wonderful speed and took over the control of the game.
Maria Jensen was incredibly quick in taking the bird timely and she did not encounter any trouble in placing her strokes in targeted areas.
The higher ranked Maria Jensen did not show any sign of confusion as she was in complete control of the pace until the end of first half.
The underdog Milica could not change things around after the one-minute break as she lost her focus on court.
The positive and aggressive play of Maria Jensen assisted her to grab the opening game with a stunning margin of 21-14.
Milica geared up her speed to play positive badminton in starting half of second game but she failed to create pressure on her rival.
The in-form Danish shuttler entertained the crowd with her impressive craft that helped her to maintain pressure on her challenger who could not find positive run.
Milica could not put up strong show in the second game of this fight as her opponent Maria Jensen played positive badminton and secured the set with a comfortable 21-11 score on the board.
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