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India’s Anup Sridhar’s impressive run in the Yonex Belgian International badminton championship came to an end when he lost to sixth seed Andre Kurniawan Tedjono of Indonesia 18-21, 5-21 in the men’s singles quarterfinals in Leuven, Belgium on Friday.
The 138th-ranked Indian started on a promising note, matching the 50th ranked Indonesian in all departments of the game.
Anup, in fact, raised visions of pulling off another win over a higher ranked player when he reeled off six consecutive points, but Tedjono gradually asserted his supremacy over the former with lethal smashes and net winners.
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The Indonesian had two game points and soon completed the formalities bagging the opening game at 21-18.
Anup, who had once reached a career-high ranking of 37, suffered a severe lapse in concentration in the second set and struggled to stay competitive.
Tedjono pinned the Indian on the backfoot with a slew of winners even as the Indian committed a plethora of unforced errors.
The Indonesian gained a huge lead and there was no way Anup could fightback and he lost the second game tamely at 5-21.
This was Tedjono’s second win over Anup. Their only earlier meeting was at the 2005 Jakarta Satellite tourney where the Indian lost in three games.
Earlier, Anup created a flutter when stunned upset second seed Ville Lang of Finland in straight games 21-10, 21-11 to storm into the quarterfinals.
The Indian made a mockery of the rankings, displaying a nice blend of smash winners and net winners to surge ahead in the opening game.
The 30-year-old logged five points on the trot to sit pretty midway through the opening game before sealing the first game at 21-10.
Anup slipped into fifth gear in the second game, literally toying with his 40th ranked opponent before bagging the second game and the match at 21-11.
The Bangalore lad earlier caused a mild upset when he disposed higher ranked Thomas Rouxel of France in straight games 21-17, 21-17 in the opening round.
