Indonesia Open: Kjaersfeldt Knocks Out Intanon
A late upset rocked the EAST VENTURES Indonesia Open 2022 on Thursday, with Line Kjaersfeldt knocking out Ratchanok Intanon to make the women’s singles quarterfinals.
· DEV SUKUMAR
A late upset rocked the EAST VENTURES Indonesia Open 2022 on Thursday, with Line Kjaersfeldt knocking out Ratchanok Intanon to make the women’s singles quarterfinals.
The Dane recovered from a game down to force a decider, in which she stayed steady even as Intanon was let down by some inconsistent play. The Thai closed a big gap and at 19-all had her chance, but blew an opportunity for match point by smashing into the net. Kjaersfeldt kept her nerve to clinch the issue on her second match point, 15-21 21-16 22-20.
Intanon gave credit to Kjaersfeldt: “She had prepared well. I did try to push but she played smoothly and she controlled everything. In the end the shuttle was hard to control and I played her game.