Indonesia Open: Rahayu/Ramadhanti Press On
Scarcely has the applause from Greysia Polii’s testimonial day died down, and already the Indonesians can look forward to a combination likely to take forward her legacy.
· DEV SUKUMAR
Polii’s former partner Apriyani Rahayu and Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti continued from where they left off at the Indonesia Masters last week, taking down two-time world champions Mayu Matsumoto/Wakana Nagahara at EAST VENTURES Indonesia Open 2022 today. Following their wins over pairs like Lee So Hee/Shin Seung Chan and Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan last week, the upset of Matsumoto/Nagahara was another big step forward for the new combination in only their second tournament together.
For someone still in her early days at this level, Ramadhanti showed no sign of not belonging. She picked off winners from the front court and back, ably complementing her senior partner.
“We are very thankful that it went well for us; the combination was very good,” said Rahayu. “The key to our success was our communication.”