China Open 2012: Minatsu Mitani tames Sapsiree Taerattanachai in Women’s Singles round-of-16

Japan’s elite shuttler Minatsu Mitani started her journey in a controlled fashion as she played with precision and easily thrashed Thailand’s Sapsiree Taerattanachai in Women’s Singles round-of-16 at Li Ning China Open 2012 on Thursday, November 15, in Shanghai.

The impressive Mitani, who won the Women’s Singles title at last month’s French Open Super Series 2012, did not show any respect to her Thai opponent in the arena and won the battle in just 39 minutes.

Mitani showed a dominating performance as she dictated the pace of rallies by remaining fast in the arena and remained successful in finishing off the match in straight games with a dominating margin on score board.

On the contrary, Sapsiree failed to show play attacking and positive badminton as she could not put up strong show against her impressive Japanese opponent and eventually lost this round-of-16 match in a vulnerable way.

Mitani performed extremely well from the opening rallies of first set as she played with spectacular speed and grabbed the control of the game.

The top class skills and remarkable game plan assisted Mitani to put her opponent in all sorts of problem on court.

Mitani did not show any confusion as she remained in complete control of rallies until the end of first part.

After the mid-game interval, Mitani was focused in the arena and remained successful in keeping a reasonable lead.

Mitani remained consistent in hitting powerful shots in targeted areas and eventually took the first game with a superb total of 21-16.

Sapsiree was once again in problem in the second game as she received a cruel treatment from her rival who was aggressive in the arena.

Until the end of first part, the lofty Mitani remained consistent in playing with command and variations and stayed ahead on the board.

The planned and positive play in the concluding part of second set assisted Mitani to claim the set with a superb 21-10 score on the board.

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