Sinta Arum penetrates into Women’s Singles round-of-16 at Jakarta Open 2012 – Badminton News
Indonesia’s in-form female shuttler Sinta Arum continued her roller-coaster performance in the game and penetrated into Women’s Singles round-of-16 after defeating Devi Yunita Indah Sari at Djarum Sirnas Flypower Jakarta Open 2012 in Indonesia, on Thursday,
May 17.
Sinta, who is fifth seeded shuttler in Women’s Singles draw, put up tremendous show of remarkable badminton and managed to bag the contest in a sensational fashion.
The higher ranked Sinta was on a different level in the court as she played with precision and finished off the battle in straight games while taking just 25 minutes in the court.
On the other hand, Devi played at the initial stage of the match but failed to remain consistent against the power play of her higher ranked challenger and bowed down without showing any considerable performance in the court.
In the first game, Sinta showed superb performance when she established an early lead without facing mush resistance from her rival.
The fifth seeded Sinta was one class above her opponent and managed to take a striking lead on the board until the mid-game interval.
After the break, she continued showing tremendous performance in the match and did not drop her speed at any stage.
She was composed in the court and managed to take the first game with a tremendous margin of 21-13.
In the following set, Devi played better badminton this time as she played positively in opening rallies and also remained toe-to-toe to her rival.
Sinta tried to take an early lead but failed as her lower ranked opponent was playing good badminton this time.
However, the higher ranked Sinta managed to set up a reasonable lead until the mid-game interval.
After the one-minute break, she continued putting up thrilling show against her un-seeded challenger while remaining focused in the court.
She was on a different level in the concluding phase of second set and remained successful in winning the set with a six-point margin of 21-15.
The in-form Sinta registered a remarkable victory over Devi in this 25-minute second round contest with a 21-13 and 21-15 margin on the score board.
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