Ruthvika Shivani G. trounces Rawinda Prajongjai at Syed Modi International India GPG 2012
India’s aggressive player Ruthvika Shivani G. showed a great performance on court and toppled Thailand’s Rawinda Prajongjai in Women’s Singles qualifying round at Syed Modi International India GPG 2012 on Tuesday, December 18, in Lucknow.
The in-form Ruthvika did not let down her home fans as she played flawless badminton without taking any pressure and stunned her higher ranked Thai challenger who was the third seed in the qualifying round draw.
Indian lady was in staggering form as she did not drop her speed at any stage in the contest and easily overpowered Rawinda in straight games with a convincing margin by consuming just 30 minutes on court.
Meanwhile, the higher ranked Rawinda was shocked with the unexpectedly treatment that she received from her un-seeded Indian challenger. She failed to cope up with the extreme pressure in the arena and crashed out without snatching any game.
Ruthvika showed a wonderful aggression in the arena from the initial points of first game by building a huge pressure on her rival.
The impressive variations in Ruthvika’s strokes helped her to continue her domination against her opponent in the arena.
Until the mid-game break, the confident Ruthvika was leading the game with a reasonable difference.
Rawinda tried to put up strong resistance but remained unable to take charge of rallies and remained struggling in the ending half.
Ruthvika was very calm and composed on court as she did not commit mistakes and wrapped up the first game with a staggering margin of 21-15.
In the second game, Ruthvika did not lose her supremacy at any stage in the first part as she played with confidence and precision.
Indian lady entertained the crowd with her incredible craft that helped her to keep pressure on her opponent who could not find good rhythm.
In the second half of second game, the lofty Ruthvika continued her comfortable run and easily wrapped up the second game by a superb margin of 21-18.
Ruthvika stayed quite calm throughout this qualifying round clash and remained successful in winning the battle in straight sets with a 21-15 and 21-18 score on the board.
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