Luksika Kumkhum trashes Wing-Yau Chan in opening round – Royal Indian Open 2012
Thai challenger, Luksika Kumkhum, dumped the Hong Kong contestant, Wing-Yau Chan, in straight sets at the Royal Indian Open 2012 on Monday. She juggled up a 6-4, 6-4 victory against the world number 360 to power into the second round at this second WTA (Women’s
Tennis Association) 125 event taking place in Pune, India.
Kumkhum displayed awe-inspiring skills to outshine the Hong Kong player in their third encounter. The players last met each other in Quanzhou earlier this season and after recording this victory, she improved to a 3-0 lifetime in the head-to-head series
against the 23-year-old and progressed into the second round at this outdoor hard court tournament taking place between 5th to 11th November.
The 19-year-old went berserk right after entering the Balewadi Sports Complex. She reeled off five games in a row to dominate in this battle. However, Kumkhum squandered her chance of serving out the set with a bagel but stayed focused. She lost the following
four games before plucking her serve in the 10th game, eventually sealing the opener by winning six games to four.
Ranked 216th in the WTA Premier Rankings, Kumkhum sought her early ascendancy in the following set. She went on four-game tear before Chan could come on the score board. Regardless of losing her edge in the eighth game, the Thai kept her serve
once again and eventually carved out the victory with a 6-4 score line.
All in all, the Thai teenager spilled more double faults but produced a better first serve share of 57 per cent as compared to her rival’s 46 per cent. She amazingly dusted away four out of seven breakpoints she faced and cashed half of the 10 break chances
to prevail.
Up next for Kumkhum is the winner of the match between fourth seeded Eva Brinerova and the Australian qualifier, Stephanie Bengson.
Later that day, Yi-Miao Zhou devastated her compatriot, Yi-Fan Xu, with a bagel to join the Thai in the round of 16. The higher ranked Chinese needed almost an hour to conquer her compatriot for the fifth straight time. She was broken once but capitalised
on six out of 10 break opportunities to formulate a 6-0, 6-1 victory.
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