2013 Yonex FRENCH Open SS : Semifinals & FINALS (26th & 27th October 2013)

yup, it would be badminton equivalent of Sharapova vs Azarenka

 

would be loud but if WSX will win the "on your nerves" battle....her shriek is in a much more annoying tone compared to marin's

 

Not a quality match so far, a ton of errors from both players.

 

Wang Shixian can smash now, not lethal but good enough to do the job when required, still room for improvement though. Keep it up, lass, proving her besting of Intanon was no fluke. Congratulations to WSX for ending her SS title drought after more than a year. May she win more titles henceforth.

 

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[TD="align: right"]Yixin BAO[/TD]
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[TD="align: right"]Jinhua TANG[/TD]
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[TD]Qing TIAN [5][/TD]
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[TD]Yunlei ZHAO[/TD]
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[TD]21-13 21-17[/TD]
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[TD="align: right"]0:45[/TD]
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[TD="align: right"]Jan O JORGENSEN [4][/TD]
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[TD]Kenichi TAGO [3][/TD]
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[TD]21-19 23-21[/TD]
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[TD="align: right"]Shixian WANG [7][/TD]
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[TD]Porntip BURANAPRASERTSUK[/TD]
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[TD]21-18 21-18[/TD]
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now the most predictable game will begin, bring it on baby

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[TD="align: right"]Nan ZHANG [1][/TD]
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[TD]Chen XU [2][/TD]
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i hope this game will be exiting to watch, the spectator deserve a good game to watch not a fake one

 

Wonder who finally manages to teach WSX the attacking smash, could be the work of Chen Jin's. Great to see WSX on the winner's podium.

 

Both LYB and TBY are there. I didn't know French Open is that important..

 

Also congrats to Porntip, a much improved player lately, for her 2nd SS final in two consecutive months, the CHN Masters and this one. Well done.

 

I am now switching to Federer vs Del Potro. Inform me when this match is over. Thanks in advance.

 

this Z/Z vs Xu/Ma game is actually quite good.

 

What a cracker of a match is the XD final and the crowd thoroughly appreciates it with all the applause given now and then. Badminton fans who like XD will enjoy it. Even GC the commentator seems to like it, the way she sounds.

 

Europeans seem to like XD more.

 

Deuce and deuce, it's getting exciting depending on which CHN pair you like better.

 

Agree.. good match between the 2 chinese xd pair

 

27-26 in favour of ZN/ZYL, will they get lucky to win the game ?

 

Yes they did!

 

Finally Zhang /Zhao nail the opening game, 28-26, and GC says it's fantastic XD.

 

Z/Z won!!!! yeah!!!

this match reminds me of Z/Z vs F/P in the French Open 2011.

 

Yes, these two pairs are in the same league together with Tantowi/Natsir and Fischer/Pedersen, IMHO.

 

Nova/Natsir vs Z/Z in All England 2010 is another classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veNkA2q__Jk