jpnn.com, JAKARTA - Indonesian women's doubles Nita Violina Marwah and Putri Syaikah have successfully secured a ticket to the top 16 at the 2021 French Open after defeating Danish pair Amalie Magelund and Freja Ravn.
Competing at Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, on Tuesday (26/10), Marwah and Syaikah won with an identical score of 21-16 and 21-16 over Megelund and Ravn within 54 minutes.
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After the first game, Marwah and Syaikah played well to lead with a score of 11-7 over Megelund and Ravn.
The impressive performance shown by the 39th ranked pair from Indonesia was finally closed with a score of 21-16 in the first game.
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Entering the second game, Megelund and Ravn had time to get up to catch up.
Unfortunately, a stable performance was shown by Marwah and Syaikah, which made them take the advantage of the second game interval with a score of 11-7 over Megelund and Ravn.
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After the second game interval, Marwah and Syaikah performed even better, leaving Megelund and Ravn behind and finally winning with a score of 21-16.
The victory over Megelund and Ravn made Marwah and Syaikah qualify for the top 16.
Marwah and Syaikah will face Aswini Ponnappa and Reddy N. Sikki or Lee Sohee and Shin Seungchan. (bwf/mcr16/mcr20/jpnn)
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