Takuma Ueda tames Agusriadi Wijaya Amphie to ease into quarter-final at US Open GP Gold 2012
Takuma Ueda, a spirited player from Japan, made an incredible progress as he eased into Men’s Singles quarter-final after winning his round-of-16 battle against his local opponent Agusriadi Wijaya Amphie at the OCBC US Open GP Gold 2012 on Wednesday, July
4, in Los Angeles.
The in-form Ueda, who has been placed at the top in Men’s Singles main draw of US Open, was on a different level as he was too strong for the local shuttler and he ended up the contest in just 28 minutes in an emphatic fashion.
The top-seeded Ueda started his campaign in a dominating manner and took the opening game without facing any strong resistance. He continued his elevated run to grab the second game even more convincingly and registered a staggering victory over his lower
rival.
The lower ranked Agusriadi, in contrast, received the worst treatment from his foreign rival as he failed to match the skills and speed of Ueda and easily bowed down against him in straight games in less than half-an-hour duration.
Ueda started his run against Agusriadi in a controlled and commanding manner in the opening set as he used all of his attacking weapons and set up a striking lead of 11-3 until the one-minute break.
After the one-minute interval, the higher ranked Japanese shuttler continued his roller-coaster progress on court and he did not face any trouble in ending up the opening game with a superb 21-10 score on the board.
In the second set of this pre-quarter-final match, Agusriadi increased his speed and remained successful to match the speed of his rival in opening rallies.
The local man was ahead at 5-4 when he got a shocking treatment from his higher ranked Japanese challenger who showed his class and took 13 consecutive points to reach at 17-5.
Ueda was aggressive on court and he did not commit any mistake against Agusriadi and eventually wrapped up the game with a sensational score of 21-6.
The top seeded Ueda overpowered Agusriadi in straight games by taking just 28 minutes with an inspiring 21-10 and 21-6 margin on the score board.
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