Li Xuerui topples Mingtian Fu in Women’s Singles first round at Indonesia Open Premier Super Series
China’s talented young shuttler Li Xuerui stamped her supremacy in the arena when she toppled Singapore’s Mingtian Fu in a lopsided contest in Women’s Singles first round at Indonesia Open Premier Super Series 2012 on Wednesday, June 13, in Indonesia.
The in-form Xuerui, who is currently World Number 3 and the fourth seed in Women’s Singles draw of Indonesia Open, did not face any problem from her lower ranked Singaporean rival and won the fight easily.
The higher ranked Xuerui was one class above her challenger as she played with an impressive ease and ended up the first round encounter in straight sets while taking just 26 minutes in the court.
In the meanwhile, the lower ranked Mingtian could not live up to expectations as she was no match to her higher ranked Chinese opponent and bowed down in front of her in two games without putting up strong resistance.
Right from the initial stage of opening game, Xuerui dominated the pace and remained in commanding position in the court without showing any respect for her Singaporean challenger.
Until the one-minute interval in the first set, Xuerui set up a huge gap by reaching at 11-3 score on the board.
After the mid-game interval, Mingtian tried to play aggressively but failed to match the pace of rallies and also could not stop the progress of her Chinese opponent.
In the meanwhile, Xuerui was quite composed in the court as she did not commit unforced errors and easily wrapped up opening set with a staggering margin of 21-5.
In the second game, Mingtian played slightly better badminton in opening rallies but failed to match the speed of Xuerui who was on a different level.
Xuerui was focused and aggressive in the game as she again took a wonderful lead of 11-4 until the one-minute break.
After the interval, the higher ranked Chinese lady remained miles ahead on the score board while commanding the rallies and finished off the set with a super score of 21-12.
The fourth seeded Xuerui easily stamped her mark over Mingtian in straight games by putting up a 21-5 and 21-12 margin on the score board.
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