Wang Shixian stuns Anastasia Prokopenko in Women’s Singles first round at Hong Kong Open
China’s experienced player Wang Shixian found a good start as she played with confidence and remained successful in winning the Women’s Singles first round battle against Russia’s Anastasia Prokopenko at Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong Open 2012 on Wednesday, November
21, in Hong Kong.
The World Number Five Shixian, who has been seeded at number four in Women’s Singles draw in the tournament, played with incredible precision and easily registered her mark over the lower ranked Anastasia by taking just 35 minutes.
Shixian showed a great aggression in the arena from the opening points of the match. She maintained her supremacy over her challenger all the way to end up the contest in straight sets with a crushing margin on the board.
In the meanwhile, the un-seeded Anastasia tried her best to create a good resistance against her rival but she failed to play positive and aggressive badminton and eventually lost the battle without proving her worth at any stage.
In the first game, the lofty Shixian played with excellent control in her shots and managed to occupy the pace of rallies from the starting points.
Shixian showed that she has achieved top quality skills in the arena by playing attacking and accurate game and remained successful in taking a strong position on court.
Until the mid-game interval, the impressive Shixian maintained her supremacy in the arena and remained in commanding position in the arena.
After the one-minute interval, the lower ranked Anastasia tried to put up strong resistance but she could not create gaps and remained struggling to find a good rhythm.
On the other hand, the positive and planned play of Shixian assisted her to stay in lead and she easily took the first game with a tremendous 21-14 score on the board.
In the second game, things progressed in the similar fashion as Shixian played positive badminton and did not spare any chance for her rival to get close until the end of opening half.
After the break, the in-form Shixian continued her impressive play in the arena and managed to end up the set with a superb margin of 21-11.
The incredible Shixian emerged as the winner in this Women’s Singles contest in straight sets with a superb 21-14 and 21-11 score on the board.
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