TONTOWI／LILIYANA take out their ROK opponents after a tough battle!
In their last eight matches of the Indian Open Super Series every player was trying their best to get through. Indonesia’s highly rated mixed doubles pair TONTOWI/ LILIYANA were up against the ROK’s Shin Baek Choel/ Jang Ye Na;the Indonesians came out on top after 40 minutes, taking the match 21-18, 21-16 to go through to the semi-finals.
In the last eight of the mixed doubles, TONTOWI/ LILIYANA went head to head against Shin Baek Choel/ Jang Ye Na. The Indonesians got off to a poor start and fell behind 7-1 but, after finding their rhythm, they clawed their way back point by point; LILIYANA played a succession of outstanding shots at the net that created attacking opportunities for her male partner, the pair’s attack moving between the front and back of the court seamlessly. TONTOWI/ LILIYANA followed their fight back through and took the first game 21-18. In the second game............Full Article
