Vladimir Malkov ousts Joachim Persson in Men’s Singles quarter-final at Russia Open Grand Prix
Russia’s Vladimir Malkov surged into Men’s Singles semi-final after showing a spirited display of top quality badminton to his home fans in the quarter-final encounter when he ousted Denmark’s Joachim Persson at the Russia Open Grand Prix 2012 on Friday, June 29, in Russia.
The un-seeded local shuttler was in full swing as he played at his best speed and managed to overpower his experience Danish opponent in a mouth watering contest that lasted for 46 minutes.
The in-form Malkov worked really hard in the first game and took it with a tight score but lost his focus in the second set and lost is easily. Nonetheless, he proved his mettle by putting up a phenomenal show in the deciding game and won the battle in rubber sets with a good margin.
Malkov unleashed his impressive smashes from the starting points of opening game and he did not let his opponent to take over the control of rallies until the one-minute interval when both men were close on the score board.
After the break, they continued snapping each other’s heel by keeping the pace high and reached in the ending phase.
The Danish player was ahead at 20-19 when Malkov gave him a shocking treatment by taking three points in a row to win the game with a 22-20 score on the board.
Second set was a complete reversal to the opening game when the Danish played furiously, taking the bird early from all areas of the court and maintained a firm control over the pace.
Malkov could not maintain his positive run as he was helpless against the power play of Persson and lost the set with a one-sided 11-21 score on the board.
In the decider, Malkov adopted a different approach as he played at his maximum speed at net and pushed Persson on back foot.
The positive and dominating play of Malkov helped him to grab the deciding game with a tremendous score of 21-12.
The aggressive Malkov emerged as the winner in this sensational quarter-final battle with a superb 22-20, 11-21 and 21-12 margin on the board.
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