Early Elimination At The Indonesia Masters, Gregoria: Wanted To Finish Quickly, The Ball Became Out Of Control

Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The defeat suffered by Gregoria Mariska Tunjung to Sayaka Takahashi in the first round of the Indonesian Masters' women's singles, Wednesday, occurred due to a lack of patience in the third game so that she was eliminated in the rubber game for 56 minutes.

In this decisive game, Gregoria became impatient and rushed to get points to end the game, especially when leading 20-19.

"I want to finish quickly and the ball is out of control. Even at critical points, I'm not even optimal", said Gregoria, as quoted by Antara, Wednesday.

Gregoria had to be eliminated early from this Super 750 event by losing to the eighth seed from Japan 18-21, 21-11, 20-22.

He told that in the early game he was late in adapting to the field and the opponent's game so that his technique could not develop.

In the second game, Gregoria had time to put up a fight and benefited because Sayaka made a lot of mistakes. Gregoria also successfully took advantage of this opportunity to gain the advantage.

"In the second game I started to find a pattern of play and managed to suppress the opponent", he said.

From today's results, Gregoria admits that the physical and mental aspects of the match still need improvement, especially when playing a long, tiring match that makes his confidence decrease.

"Physically and mentally, I need improvement. I'm not consistent in my attacks. Moreover, I have to undergo a long match", he said.