Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo / Marcus Fernaldi Gideon managed to advance to the final of the 2018 French Open after beating the Indian doubles, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty with a score of 21-12, 26-24, Saturday (27/10).
Kevin / Marcus immediately stomped at the start of the match and scored a 4-0 lead. The slick attack and defense Minions make Rankireddy / Shetty difficult. Kevin / Marcus then managed to close the first game interval with a landslide advantage, 11-3.
After the interval, Kevin / Marcus gets pressure from the Indian doubles. Rankireddy / Shetty managed to take advantage of Kevin / Marcus's mistake which returned the shuttlecock several times. Rankireddy / Shetty got closer to 12-9.
Under these stressful conditions, Kevin / Marcus again showed his mental toughness. They then managed to get the game point at 20-10 and finished the match with a score of 21-12.
Going into the second game, the Indian doubles performed better and was able to excel with a score of 5-1. Kevin / Marcus then tried to chase through their aggressive attacks. Kevin's backhand blow finally made the position equal at 9-9.
Not wanting to lose momentum, Kevin / Marcus won the next two points and led 11-9 at the interval. After the interval, the Indian doubles were able to win three points in a row and turn ahead 12-11. Rankireddy / Shetty continues to maintain the advantage up to 15-13.
Kevin / Marcus only managed to turn ahead at 17-16 when the return of India's double shuttlecock hit the net. The fight then got tighter because Rankireddy / Shetty managed to win two points in a row and again got an 18-17 advantage.
After Marcus's smash was able to make the position 18-18, Kevin / Marcus's challenge was unsuccessful so the numbers changed to 19-18 for India's doubles.
Despite being depressed, Kevin / Marcus was able to provide answers with two consecutive points which made them win match points in the 20-19 numbers. The chance to end the match failed after Kevin hit the net.
In the condition of deuce, Kevin / Marcus had thwarted the two game points the opponent got. Kevin / Marcus also did not immediately succeed in ending India's dual resistance easily. The final ticket for Kevin / Marcus just arrived after Kevin / Marcus finished the match with a score of 26-24.
In the final round, Kevin / Marcus will face Han Chengkai / Zhao Haodong from China.
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