Ma Jin/Tang Yuanting take 1st game from Pedersen/Rytter Juhl Zhang/Zhao drop 1st game to Mr/Mrs Adcock
Uh, does anyone know which channel is showing the tournament in Malaysia? Because I tune in all the sports channels, and nothing appeared!
other streaming sources: http://www.bestsportgo.tv/20140113/vv-723656--52d43d362cf658.69860320.html http://www.bestsportgo.tv/20140113/vv-723633--52d439fd729956.12102176.html
I wonder what it is with Adcock's game that troubles Zhang/ Zhao? Maybe they;re used to more aggression and Chris is a patient player with lots of drop shots? Expect Zhang/ Zhao to win decider comfortably
Chris is a tall player so perhaps he hits it down better. Combined with the soft shots, he's got more variety. Apart from that hiccup in the Korean open, Mr and Mrs have been doing very well. I don't think they have quite enough to take Zhang and Zhao on a consistent basis.
They came on very strong towards the end of last year. Since they were married actually.... ZZ 21-13 AA in the decider. Still, good for the confidence that they can win another game off the best. Both deciding games very one sided.
Ma Jin, who doesn't smash much, when she's at the rear court, plays more predictable shots, mostly drops and clears. I think she is better off sticking to XD or finds a WD partner who is a strong aggressive attacker, like Tang Jinhua as Tang Yuanting is still new and inexperienced.