The only highpoint of Indian participation was the way
left-handed Sanil Shetty, ranked 311, fought his way in the third round against
28th ranked Matsudaira Kenta before being subdued by the Japanese 4-2 (11-3,
11-7, 11-8, 8-11, 9-11, 11-5).
The 23-year-old Shetty, after trailing 0-3, surprised his
Japanese opponent with an excellent attacking game to upset his rhythm. Shetty
was equally good on his backhand and his forehand scorchers brooked little
challenge from the Japanese in the fourth and fifth games. But Kenta made
amends for his lapse of concentration in the earlier two games and finished the
sixth game without giving much leeway to the Indian.
Earlier, Sharath Kamal lost to a higher ranked Chinese
opponent Zhou Yu in straight games. The 44th ranked Chinese took a while before
coming to grips to beat Sharath Kamal 12-10, 11-3, 11-4, 11-4. Another Chinese
and world No. 1 Xu Xin accounted for Harmeet Desai as the Indian lost 5-11,
9-11, 10-12, 1-11. Except in the third game where the Indian had some measure
of his opponent, there was little chance for Desai. Hong
Kong ’s Jiang Tiani then defeated Anthony Amalraj 4-1 (14-12, 11-4,
8-11, 11-6, 13-11) to culminate the Indian participation at the meet.
A TTFI Press release
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