Evaluation Of Indonesian Men's Doubles At French Open 2021, Coach: Marcus/Kevin Is Exhausted, They Compete For 6 Weeks Non-stop

Marcus/Kevin (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The PP PBSI Pelatnas men's doubles coach Herry Iman Pierngadi assessed that his four training pairs had diverse performances in the 2021 French Open tournament which took place in Paris 26-31 October.

For Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon, Herry sees the stamina of the world's number one men's doubles having decreased because they have competed in three tournaments in a row since the Sudirman Cup, Thomas Cup, and Denmark Open.

"Marcus/Kevin's strength has run out. They competed for six weeks non-stop. Their focus and concentration have decreased, their foot movements are no longer fast, hand power has decreased," said Herry, as quoted by Antara, Monday, November 1.

According to Herry, the pair nicknamed Minions had experienced an increase in performance during the semifinals against the Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto pair.

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However, at the top of the competition, his condition went downhill again, plus they faced a pair that had just been revealed in Paris so that the performance was still fresher.

"When in the semifinals against Fajar/Rian his physical strength returned, but in the final, it had decreased. Meanwhile, Korea (Ko Sung Hyun/Shin Baekcheol) was still fresh as new energy. So for me, they have reached the final with this condition," said Harry.

Shifting to second place in the world, Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan, the stamina aspect is still a concern for the coaching team considering their age is the most senior among other Indonesian men's doubles.

The Daddies, who have been fighting since the Sudirman Cup, were stopped in the quarter-finals after being defeated by Sung Hyun/Baekcheol. The stamina factor was also the reason for Hendra/Ahsan's defeat in this Super 750 level tournament.

"Ahsan/Hendra must be maintained physically and only. I see it has started to decline," said Herry.

Turning to the other two men's doubles, namely Fajar/Rian and Leo Rolly Carnando/Daniel Marthin, this 59-year-old coach sees the quality of the game of the two pairs getting more mature.

"Fajar/Rian have shown their quality, many developments in the way of playing, and the pattern of play is starting to stabilize," said Herry about this world number seven pair.

The youngest men's doubles, namely Leo/Daniel, also showed significant developments in line with the expectations of the PBSI Pelatnas. Even though they were immediately eliminated in the first round, Leo/Daniel could still improve their quality with the experience of the top-class tournaments they have participated in.

"Leo/Daniel are still in the process, even though they lost, they are still 'on track'. They can still fight against the top ten doubles," concluded Herry.