P. V. Sindhu outplays Hera Desi to surge into Women’s Singles semi-final at Malaysia Grand Prix Gold
India’s emerging player P. V. Sindhu showed a great character in the arena and reached into Women’s Singles semi-final after showing exit to Indonesia’s Hera Desi in quarter-final contest of Yonex Sunrise Malaysia Grand Prix Gold 2013 on Thursday, May 2,
in Malaysia.
The lanky Sindhu, who is the top seed in Women’s Singles main draw of this GP Gold tournament, had to employ all of her skills against the seventh seeded Hera and remained successful in winning the contest in 36 minutes.
Indian shuttler played to her maximum potential throughout the battle. She did not let her Indonesian rival to dominate the pace of rallies and managed to end up the match in straight games with a decent total of 21-17 and 21-17.
On the other hand, the lower ranked Hera put up strong show in the opening rallies of both games but she lost her control at the ending points. She could not cope up with the positive and aggressive play of her rival at the concluding points of both games
and lost the match with a respectable total.
Both shuttlers started their run in this quarter-final contest in a staggering manner as they played with great speed and precision and remained close at the opening stage.
The highly elevated skills and wonderful game plan helped Sindhu to control the affairs of the game and she found a good flow until the one-minute break in opening game.
After the interval, Sindhu started to play better badminton as she started to dominate the pace of rallies and started to build lead.
Indian lady did not lose her focus at the concluding points of the opening set and she easily wrapped it with a decent 21-17 margin on the board.
Hera played good badminton in the second game but she could not build a considerable lead as her lanky challenger was also in good form. Both ladies were close on the score board until the one-minute break.
However, it was the higher ranked Indian shuttler who played positive badminton after the break and remained successful in finishing up the set with a reasonable margin of 21-17.
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