Sung’s Spell Over Pusarla Holds – Malaysia Open: Day 3
Singles contenders Kento Momota and Pusarla V Sindhu crashed out of the Celcom Axiata Malaysia Open 2019 today, unable to provide much resistance to their second round opponents.
· DEV SUKUMAR
Both Momota and Pusarla looked below par against Jonatan Christie and Sung Ji Hyun respectively, and were unable to get a grip on the proceedings. Pusarla’s second game was a nightmare as she failed to even get into double digits. It was her worst loss in 16 encounters with Sung, who picked up her third win on the trot against the Indian, levelling their head-to-head count at eight wins apiece.
Pusarla blamed her 21-18 21-7 loss on her inability to control the shuttle in difficult conditions.
“I couldn’t control the shuttle and made too many unforced errors. There was a lot of drift today. I think I should’ve played more into the court. I was too nervous. Physically I’m feeling fine.”