Germans to aim shots at RI's singles<\/p>\n
Zakki P. Hakim and Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post<\/p>\n
The German women's team looks to exploit what it sees as the
\nweakness of its Indonesian opponent when the two meet in the
\nplayoff here on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
German team manager Martin Kranitz said, after observing the
\nmatch between Indonesia and the Netherlands in their Group W
\nmatch, his team was looking to take points from the host singles
\ntrio.<\/p>\n
"They lost all the singles (on Sunday), and they are really a
\nyoung team," he said.<\/p>\n
Germany's No. 1 player Xu Huaiwen said that she was optimistic
\nof winning Tuesday's match. She said she was not worried about
\nplaying in front of thousands of home fans.<\/p>\n
More local fans are predicted to flock to the Bung Karno
\nIndoor Stadium to give support to the women's team.<\/p>\n
"I am very positive about tomorrow. I enjoy playing in such an
\natmosphere. After all, there is no point in playing with no one
\nwatching," she said.<\/p>\n
Xu said the team would also have big hopes in doubles
\nteammates Juliane Schenk and Nicole Grether, who displayed
\nexcellence in the European qualification match last month.<\/p>\n
Assuming the Germans would play the same line-up as in their
\nmatch against Chinese Taipei, Indonesian singles coach Ivana Lie
\nsaid that her singles trio had the chance to steal two points
\nfrom the German singles.<\/p>\n
Ivana admitted that Silvi Antarini might encounter
\ndifficulties in facing Xu in the first singles, given that Xu has
\nvery good agility while Silvi has had to play three games twice,
\nwhich might affect her stamina.<\/p>\n
"Like it or not, the two matches will surely affect Silvi's
\nplay on Tuesday," Ivana said while observing the match between
\nGermany and Chinese Taipei on Monday.<\/p>\n
She added that Indonesia, however, had the advantage of one
\nday's rest compared to the Germans.<\/p>\n
Ivana said, however, Maria Kristin and Adrianti Firdasari had
\na good chance of beating German's second and third singles,
\nJuliane Schenk and Nicole Grether.<\/p>\n
"The two German singles' level is below the Netherlands'," she
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Despite the defeats, Silvi, Maria and Firdasari have been
\nconsidered to be improving their play.<\/p>\n
"They were playing above their usual level on Sunday, and I
\nbelieve they will put in a tight match against the Germans," she
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Doubles coach Paulus Firman said he preferred to meet the
\nGermans rather than Chinese Taipei, as in his observation the
\nGerman doubles were on a level with the Indonesians, therefore Jo
\nNovita, Lita Nurlita, Gresya Polii and Lyliana Natsir had a
\nbetter chance of winning.<\/p>\n
Team manager Christian Hadinata said the Indonesian girls had
\ndone their best after being beaten 2-3 by the Dutch women on
\nSunday.<\/p>\n
"We were just not lucky, and less experienced. The shuttlers
\nneed more experience. Hopefully, this match will teach them a
\ngood lessons for their next match," he said.<\/p>\n
Indonesia fielded mostly young shuttlers without much
\ninternational exposure both in the individual and team events.<\/p>\n
Only Jo Novita and Eny Erlangga played in the 2002 Uber Cup in
\nGuangzhou, China, while Maria Kristin took part in the 2003 mixed
\nteam Sudirman Cup in Eindhoven in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n
While losing to China is understandable, kneeling before the
\nDutch women is regrettable as the Indonesian girls had a chance
\nto win. In many games they initially led but were unable to
\novercome the jinx.<\/p>\n
"It is a matter of stress management and match-experience
\nproblems," said women's singles coach Ivana Lie.<\/p>\n
In Guangzhou, a much stronger Indonesian team was also
\ndefeated by the Dutch thanks to Indonesian-born, world no. 4 Mia
\nAudina Tjiptawan. This time around, Mia is absent but Chinese-
\nborn, world no. 10 Yao Jie is still an opponent to beat.<\/p>\n
"I hope our shuttlers can do much better in the last
\nmatch," said Christian.<\/p>",
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