Apriyani Rahayu / Siti Fadia Ramadhanti lost in the round of 16 of the 2022 French Open to Pearly Tan / Muralitharan Thinaah at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Tuesday (25/10). Apriyani / Fadia lost 20-22, 21-19, 7-21.
Openyani’s fast serve outwits Thinaah. Indonesia won 4-1. Pearly Tan’s goal, which Fadia was unable to respond well to, brought the score 4-5. Openyani’s mistake in returning the ball changed the position to a 5-5 draw.
Apriyani / Fadia continue to attack. Meanwhile, Tan / Thinaah chose to defend by throwing the ball back in hopes of draining Indonesia’s double power.
However, Apriyani / Fadia did not lose their minds. Every now and then the seventh seed plays the game in front of the net as a variant of the attack.
Fadia’s harsh backhand to Tan, which opponents failed to respond to, put Apriyani / Fadia up 11-6 in the opening interval.
There was a long rally after the break. The fierce duel, however, had to end with Tan’s mistake of making a drop shot that ended up on the net. Apriyani / Fadia in the lead 14-9.
Apriyani / Fadia lead 20-16 after Tan’s shot hit the net. When you just need one point to win in the first game, Tan Thinaah can force the setting, 20-20.
Siti Fadia’s shot, which went too far, allowed Tan / Thinaah to win 22-20 in the first game.
The Malaysian duo were leading 4-0 at the start of the second game. Apriyani / Fadia could only equalize when the score was 5-5.
Apriyani / Fadia turned 7-6 ahead. Tan’s heavy blow, which Fadia failed to respond, put Malaysia’s double 11-10 ahead in the second interval of play.
Pearly Tan, who fell several times on the pitch, became the target of the Indonesian couple. Fadia often returns the ball or smashes Tan.
A close match was inevitable after half-time. Whenever Apriyani / Fadia excels, Tan / Thinaah can often catch up.
When he needed a point to win the second game, Fadia made a mistake in serving. Fortunately, Tan’s return failed, Indonesia won 21-19 in the second game.
Tan / Thinaah looked impressive in the deciding match by winning 5-0, but Apriyani / Fadia suffered a dip. The Indonesian pair’s too wide shot put Tan / Thinaah up 11-7 in the third interval of play.
The decrease in stamina caused Apriyani / Fadia to lose focus. Several times the Indonesian pillar made a mistake in returning the ball. Tan / Thinaah finally secured the game’s third win with a score of 21-7.
(sry / rhr)
