India Open 2023 Round of 32: Vito loses, Ginting wins after tight rubber match

Posted On: January 18, 2023

Jakarta, Gatra.com – Two representatives of the men’s singles participated in the top 32 of the Indian Open 2023, Wednesday (18/1). Shesar Hiren Rhustavito lost to his opponent, while Anthony Sinisuka Ginting advanced to the next round.

Vito had to admit the superiority of the Malaysian representative, Lee Zii Jia, through rubber game 22-20, 19-21, 12-21. In a fight that lasted 63 minutes, he lost in the tenth meeting between the two.

In the first game, both players were looking for points. Drawn 11-11, 19-19, Vito managed to get the first point that won the opener.

Going into the second game, Vito managed to lead 6-1. However, he lost seven points in a row and fell behind. Plus, he actually continued to trail in points until the end of Game 2. In Game 3, Vito continued to trail on points. The world number two managed to avenge the loss in the last meeting between the two.

Meanwhile, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting managed to convince the Chinese representative after crossing rubber game tight, 19-21, 21-19, 21-19. In a game that lasted 81 minutes, Ginting was able to pull away face-to-face both being 4-0.

“Before, the game was very tight. The points gap was also very tight. From start to finish, we kept chasing the points. Until the end, the points were tight,” he said. he said in a written statement on Wednesday (18/1). .

Throughout the match, chase points kept happening. Both players battled to maintain the advantage.

“Before, there was a strategic battle on the pitch and I was trying to reduce my own mistakes. Because in this game, each player often scored points because my opponent and I often died alone,” he said. -he explains.

In game three, Ginting led 11-9. However, the representatives of China managed to catch up and equalize at critical points 19-19. Ginting won two points in a row, which assured him of victory.

“I was more focused on how to play more attacking. However, when I was 19-15 I even made a lot of unforced errors. My shots were always outside. After 19-19 I tried to stay calm because the game was not over yet. We are both very tense. Even so, I still took the initiative to attack more and the pressure increased,” he explained.

This result pushed Indonesia to send two representatives to the round of 16 on Thursday (19/1). Jonathan Christie who competed the day before, Tuesday (17/1) made sure to qualify for the next round.