French Results Open 2024: Gregoria To The Second Round

JAKARTA The women's singles badminton player, Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, confirmed the ticket to the second round of the French Open 2024 after beating South Korean representative Kim Ga-eun.

Gregoria, who became the seventh seed in the Super 750 BWF tournament, qualified with a rubber game 21-16, 12-21, and 21-14 at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena, Paris, France, Tuesday, March 5, 2024.

Gregoria immediately got three consecutive points at the beginning of the first game. The good opening then tried to be dammed by his opponent by identifying 5-5 and 7-7.

However, Gregoria immediately scored five consecutive points. The big number difference made the 2017 junior world champion comfortable leading until he won the first game.

In the second game, Gregoria was forced to play tighter. The position of the draw occurred four times, 1-1, 3-3, 6-6, and 9-9, before Kim produced two consecutive points to control the interval.

After taking a break, Kim continued his appearance with three more consecutive points to get further away. Gregoria's efforts to catch up only resulted in three more points.

Gregoria then started the deciding game by directly leading four points. Even though it is tight, this badminton player from Wonogiri can still lead two points in the interval.

After the break, Gregoria continued to maintain her advantage with an opponent and was able to score five consecutive points to lead 19-11. He finally won after his opponent had held back a match point.

This victory further sharpened Gregoria's dominance over Kim. In the previous seven clashes, Gregoria was always recorded as the winner.