Denmark Open: FajRi ‘Trying to Recapture Winning Feeling’
After lifting the Denmark Open trophy 12 months ago, their fourth of 2022, Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto vowed to add to their victories.
· PREM KUMAR
The Indonesians did make good on their promise, bagging 2023’s first two Super 1000 events – the Malaysia Open and All England. Their form post-Birmingham, however, has been poor – they returned to just one final in 12 events that followed.
Back where they dazzled last year at the Jyske Bank Arena – they dropped just a solitary game en route to topping the podium – FajRi, as they are known to their fans, acknowledged their recent disappointing performances.
“We want to show our best again because we’ve been below par lately. We are focused on doing well here,” said Alfian after a steady 21-19 21-14 win over Lu Ching Yao/Yang Po Han.