Top seed Xie into badminton women's singles final at Beijing Olympic Games
15/8/2008 17:07
Xie Xingfang from China, the top seed for the badminton women's singles at
the Beijing Olympic Games, today checked into the final game by beating her
teammate Lu Lan.
Xie lost the first game at 7-21 over a slow start, but she
recollected herself and won the next two games with an overwhelming predominance
at 21-10, 21-12.
Xie, at the age of 27, seemed to be more experienced on the
court than a 21-year-old Lu. "Lu made some unforced mistakes in the decisive
game, maybe she was just too nervous," said Xie.
Lu began to lag behind after
9-9 in the third game, and garnered only three more points when the game
finished.
Lu said she was satisfied with her performance, but admitted the
lack of experiences.
Xinhua
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