Treesa-Gayatri use foot speed to push out Malaysian World No 6 with a win at World Tour Finals
The commentator for the Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand game at the World Tour Finals casually noted that he couldn’t glean “any particular pattern” in their play, that could be exploited. It’s what helped the Indians defeat Malaysian World No 6 Pearly Tan – Thinaah Muralitharan 21-19, 21-19, and stay in contention for a semis spot at the season-ending extravaganza at Hangzhou.
Treesa-Gayatri had an abysmal 1-6 record against the hard-hitting Pearly, and rally-prolonging genius Thinaah. It had cost them better-coloured medals at the last Commonwealth Games. But the tennis-like score, simply needed settling, and guided by Arun Vishnu, the Indians did it in style.
Much is spoken about the power-quality of their strokes on the kill shot. But what’s eye-popping at the World Tour Finals has been...