Simone Prutsch tames Jacqueline Rose Kunnath in first round clash at India International Challenge
Austria’s talented player Simone Prutsch started her journey on Indian soil in a dominating fashion as she easily stamped her mark over her local rival Jacqueline Rose Kunnath in Women’s Singles first round of Tata Open India International Challenge 2012
on Thursday, December 13, in India.
The lofty Prutsch, who has been positioned at number one in Women’s Singles main draw in the tournament, played in a dominating way as she dictated her lower ranked Indian opponent all the way and finished up the match in just 25 minutes.
Austrian lady did not lose her focus at any stage in this opening round encounter and she maintained an upper hand over her local challenger throughout the contest. She easily registered her supremacy on court by winding up the battle in straight games with
an impressive total.
On the contrary, the un-seeded Jacqueline tried her best to live up to expectations but she failed to create any pressure and eventually crashed out in the opening round without showing her brilliance.
Prutsch showed a wonderful aggression on court from the starting points of first game by creating a remarkable pressure on her opponent.
Austrian shuttler showed that she has got top quality skills on court and remained successful in getting a strong position in the arena.
Prutsch did not show any sign of confusion as she remained in complete command of the pace until the one-minute break.
After the mid-game break, Prutsch stayed focused in the arena and remained successful in maintaining a comfortable gap.
Prutsch continued employing powerful shots in targeted areas and eventually bagged the opening game with a stunning difference of 21-15.
Things were not much different in the second game of this interesting match as Prutsch played in the similar aggressive way.
The well directed smashes and net killings kept Prutsch ahead of her opponent all the way until the one-minute interval in second game.
Jacqueline failed to put up strong show in the second set of this fight as her challenger Prutsch played positive badminton and clinched the game with a reasonable 21-13 margin on the board.
The impressive Prutsch emerges as the winner in this Women’s Singles clash with a spectacular margin of 21-15 and 21-13.
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