Nina Bratchikova slays Olga Savchuk to enter quarters – Royal Indian Open 2012
Top seed, Nina Bratchikova from Russia, devastated the Ukrainian veteran, Olga Savchuk, with double breadsticks at the Royal Indian Open 2012 on Thursday. She penned down a 6-1, 6-1 success
against the 25-year-old to enter the final eight at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune, India.
The Russian seed showed awe-inspiring skills to outfox Savchuk in their second meeting. After recording the victory in 47 minutes, Bratchikova extended her lead in the head-to-head series
by 2-0 against the Ukrainian and powered into the quarter-finals at this outdoor hard court tournament taking place from 5th to 11th November.
Bratchikova made a thunderous entry at this WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) Challenger event. She unleashed barrage of powerful forehands to wind up four games in a row before Savchuk could
come on the score board. The Russian pocketed the last two games and eventually clinched the opener with an assuring 6-1 score line. She blocked the only breakpoint she came across and marked three out of seven break chances to inch closer towards her goal.
Ranked 85th in the WTA Premier Rankings, Bratchikova kept momentum running towards the proceeding set. She got the critical break in the second game and took a 2-0 lead. Apart
from losing her edge in the very next game, the Russian went berserk and slid the last four games. She failed to save the only breakpoint she encountered and cashed three out of four break chances to prevail.
The Portugal resident produced a better first serve share of 63 per cent as compared to her rival’s 58 per cent and impressively marked 15 out of 26 points on it. She cashed six out of 11
break chances and finished the deal with 54 points.
Next in line for Bratchikova is the conqueror of the match between former Top 10, Andrea Petkovic, and the Chinese contestant, Chang Liu.
The second seed, Misaki Doi, also earn the spotlight later that day. She slaughtered the Thai contestant, Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, with a bagel to secure a spot in the quarter-finals. The
seeded Japanese was broken once but marked six out of 11 break opportunities to rule the match.
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