Joachim Fischer Nielsen - Christinna Pedersen tame English couple in the final of Swiss Open GP Gold
Denmark’s Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pedersen grabbed the Mixed Doubles title by beating Nathan Robertson and Jenny Wallwork of England, in the final of the Swiss Open GP Gold 2011, at Basel, on March 21.
The fourth seeded Danish Couple consumed 46 minutes in the court to thrash the English duo, which defeated the fifth seed pair of Tantowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir of Indonesia in the semi-final battle of the event.
Joachim and Christinna remained lucky against the eighth seeds Lee Yong Dae and Ha Jung Eun of Korea in their semi-final match, where they emerged as the winners with a narrow margin of 15-21, 21-17 and 22-20. However, in the final of the event, the Danish
duo showed no sign of fatigue throughout the match.
In the opening set, the score progressed in similar fashion as both sides were playing a perfect game. The second seeded English couple was leading by an 11-10 margin at the end of the opening part of the first set.
Returning back from the break, both couples proceeded closely and the score reached at 21-21. The crowd remained spellbound in the next two rallies, when the Danish pair played better badminton and won the set by a 23-21 margin, in 25 minutes.
In the second game, Joachim and Christinna remained composed and played positive to control game that earned them a comfortable lead of 8-4. Robertson and Jenny tried hard to stop the winning run of the Danish couple, but completely failed as their opponents
were playing a flawless game. At the one-minute interval, the Danish duo was leading the set by an 11-7 margin.
The speed of the game became more intense after the break, as both parties became aggressive. The contestants employed powerful smashes, strong pushes, cross-net strokes and low servings to dominate the game. Both couples entertained the massive crowd by
playing a high class game.
Robertson and Jenny gradually became slow, that provided an opportunity to Joachim and Christinna to finish the set with a one-sided margin of 21-14, by spending 21 minutes in the court. The ending score of the 46-minute battle was 23-21 and 21-14.
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