London Olympics: Li Xuerui sends Carolina Marin packing in Women’s Singles Group L
China’s in-form player Li Xuerui showed her tremendous skills on court as she easily ousted Carolina Marin of Spain in Women’s Singles Group L encounter at the 2012 London Olympics on Sunday, July 29, at Wembley Arena, London.
The World Number Three Xuerui, who has also been seeded at number three in Women’s Singles draw of the event, did not face any considerable opposition from her lower ranked Spanish opponent and easily won the contest in a dominating manner.
The third seeded Chinese shuttler was in her best form as she moved quite quickly in all areas of court and thrashes Carolina in a stunning way by finishing off the battle in straight games with a huge margin.
On the other hand, the lower ranked Carolina tried her best to show her brilliance against her Chinese opponent but failed to play positive badminton and eventually lost the battle in two sets without even getting close on score board.
Xuerui took over the control of the pace from the opening points of first set by playing fast and positive badminton and she set up an early lead without any trouble.
In the meanwhile, Carolina tried to play attacking badminton and also remained successful in earning a few points but failed to maintain her focus and remained struggling until the mid-game interval.
After the break, Xuerui continued putting up her staggering show in front of a huge crowd at Wembley Arena and she remained successful in grabbing the first game with a huge 21-13 margin on score board.
In the following set, the Chinese lady put up a similar show of attacking badminton as she played with tremendous aggression and easily set up a sensational gap until the end of opening half.
After the break, Xuerui continued showing her sterling performance on court as she did not miss any chance to end up rallies and remained successful in snatching the second set of this contest with a stunning margin of 21-11.
The impressive Xuerui easily grabbed victory against Carolina in this group match with an incredible 21-13 and 21-11 score on the board.
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