Laura Vana overpowers Sandra Maria Jensen in an epic contest at Denmark Open 2012
Estonia’s Laura Vana advanced into next stage in Women’s Singles qualifying round as she remained successful in winning an epic fight against the local player Sandra Maria Jensen at the Yonex Denmark Open 2012 on Tuesday, October 16, at Odense, Denmark.
The in-form Laura, who has been earning good results for the last few months, employed all of her skills on court and managed to oust her Danish opponent in a spectacular fight that took three games of superb badminton from both sides.
Estonian player showed a remarkable performance on court as she played with confidence when it mattered most and remained successful in winning this breath-taking battle in three games with a tight margin on score board.
Sandra, on the other hand, could not respond well to the expectations of her home fans as she failed to put up strong show in the concluding points and eventually lost the match with a narrow difference in 45 minutes.
In the first game, both shuttlers played focused and positive badminton without losing their control over the pace of rallies and managed to stay close in the starting half.
After the break, both participants continued showing up stunning performance and reached at the ending points when Laura played better badminton and won the set with a 21-19 score on the board.
In the second game, Sandra showed her brilliance by playing with impressive control and remained in dominating position until the end of first half.
Laura tried her best to put up strong show in the concluding half of first game but failed to bridge the gap and ultimately lost the game with a margin of 15-21.
In the deciding set of this interesting clash, both shuttlers kept the crowd engaged by playing to their maximum speed and remained close in opening half.
After the one-minute break, it was Laura who took over the control by taking the bird early and remained successful in winning the set with a close difference of 21-19.
The in-form Laura managed to overpower Sandra in a hard-fought three-set contest with a 21-19, 15-21 and 21-19 score on the board.
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