R. M. V. Gurusaidutt advances into Men’s Singles quarter-final at Syed Modi International
India’s spirited shuttler R. M. V. Gurusaidutt made his home fans happy as he stormed into Men’s Singles quarter-final after defeating Malaysia’s Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif in round-of-16 clash at Syed Modi International India GPG 2012 in Lucknow, on Thursday,
December 20.
The 12th seeded Gurusaidutt, who remained impressive throughout the tournament, continued his winning run on court and remained successful in crushing the seventh seeded Arif in 41 minutes.
Indian shuttler was in smashing form as he played with remarkable precision and remained successful in thrashing his Malaysian challenger in straight games in a smashing fashion by a huge margin on the board.
On the other hand, the higher ranked Arif was completely helpless against the power play of his local opponent and he failed to put up strong show all the way. He crashed out without proving his worth in the arena.
Gurusaidutt delivered extremely well from the initial rallies of first set as he played with wonderful speed and grabbed the charge of rallies.
The lofty skills and tricky strategy helped Gurusaidutt to create and maintain pressure over his higher ranked Malaysia challenger and he stayed in lead on the board.
Gurusaidutt did not show any sign of confusion and remained in commanding position all the way to set up a remarkable lead until the end of first part.
The impressive Gurusaidutt remained comfortable in the arena after the one-minute interval as he played in the similar fashion.
The positive and aggressive play of Gurusaidutt assisted him to clinch the first set with a reasonable margin of 21-10.
Things were identical in the second game of this entertaining battle as Gurusaidutt played in the similar attacking way.
Gurusaidutt displayed his incredible skills on court by taking the bird timely from all areas and maintained his upper hand over his opponent.
Indian man continued putting up comfortable show in the ending half of second game and remained successful in winning the game with a staggering 21-16 margin on score board.
The incredible Gurusaidutt stamped his mark over Arif in an inspiring fashion by a tremendous margin of 21-10 and 21-16.
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