Tien Chen Chou outshines Luka Petric to surge into Men’s Singles round-of-16 at Bitburger Open
Chinese Taipei’s Tien Chen Chou surged into Men’s Singles round-of-16 after showing a great performance in second round against Slovenia’s Luka Petric at the Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold 2012 on Wednesday, October 31, in Germany.
The impressive Chen Chou, who is the fifth seed in Men’s Singles main draw of the tournament, proved his superiority on court and remained successful in winding up the match in just 36 minutes in a dominating manner.
Taipei shuttler showed a great patience on court and elevated his game when it mattered most.
Chen Chou remained in complete control of rallies at the crucial stages and finished up the game in straight sets with a decent total on score board.
On the contrary, the un-seeded Petric played well but not enough to create trouble for his higher ranked Taipei rival especially in the ending points and lost the set with a respectable margin.
In the first set, the in-form Chen Chou showed an amazing aggression on court from the opening points and pushed his rival on back foot.
The impressive Taipei shuttler was quick in taking the bird early and did not encounter any trouble in hitting his shots in targeted areas.
Chen Chou did not show any sign of confusion as he was in complete control of rallies and set up a reasonable lead until the one-minute interval.
The aggressive Chen Chou remained confident on court after the one-minute break as he played with the same aggressive approach.
The fifth seeded Chen Chou remained consistent in executing powerful shots in targeted areas and won the game with a decent 21-18 margin on score board.
In the second game, Taipei player remained quick on court and did not spare any opportunity for Petric to find a good tempo.
Chen Chou displayed his unmatched craft in the arena by picking the bird early from all areas and kept his domination over his lower ranked Slovenian challenger.
Petric could not show resistance in the second game as Chen Chou played flawless badminton and took the second set with a 21-18 difference on the board.
The in-form Chen Chou finished off this Men’s Singles second round in straight sets with a decent margin of 21-18 and 21-18.
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