Wei Feng Chong tames Lukas Schmidt in first round encounter at Yonex French Open Super Series
Malaysia’s inform player Wei Feng Chong advances into Men’s Singles round-of-16 after defeating Germany’s Lukas Schmidt in first round encounter at the Yonex French Open Super Series on Wednesday, October 24, at Paris, France.
The un-seeded Wei Feng, who has been placed at number 26 in Men’s Singles world ranking, showed a great aggression on court and easily gave a punishing treatment to his lower ranked German rival by winding up the contest in just 22 minutes.
Malaysian player remained in staggering form all the way while playing against Schmidt and remained in tremendous form which helped him to wind up the match in straight sets with a dominating difference.
In the meanwhile, Schmidt could not do much against the power play of his higher ranked Malaysian opponent as he failed to play positive badminton and crashed out without proving his worth on court.
In the starting game, the in-form Wei Feng showed an unmatched performance on court as he played impressive shots with an incredible control from starting rallies.
The unmatched speed of Wei Feng put him ahead on score board and he entertained local crowd with his aggressive craft.
Wei Feng showed no mercy to his passionate opponent in the starting half and secured a spectacular lead until the end of first half.
After the break, the left handed Malaysian shuttler remained confident in the arena as he played with the same aggressive approach.
Wei Feng remained consistent in hitting powerful smashes and eventually bagged the first set with a dazzling difference of 21-8.
In the following set, the underdog Schmidt increased his speed to play competitive badminton but he failed to construct pressure on his in-form Malaysian challenger.
After taking rest for 60 seconds, Wei Feng remained positive and did not let his German opponent to get close on board and eventually managed to set up a superb lead until the break.
The aggressive play of Malaysian shuttler helped him to take the second game with a striking difference of 21-14.
Wei Feng won this Men’s Singles first round battle in straight sets with a crushing 21-8 and 21-14 score on the board.
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