Indonesia leads 2-1 over South Korea
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\nMusthofid
\nThe Jakarta Post
\nSurabaya, East Java
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\nIndonesia took a 2-1 lead over South Korea after Suwandi and
\nPeter Handoyo beat Chung Hee-seok and Chung Hee-sung 7-5, 6-4, 6-
\n4 in the rain-delayed doubles match of their Davis Cup Zone Asia-
\nOceania Group One playoff at the Embong Sawo tennis court here on
\nSaturday.<\/p>\n
The teams shared the points in the singles encounters on
\nFriday with Febi Widhiyanto winning for the hosts and Chung Hee-
\nseok doing it for the visitors.<\/p>\n
The reverse singles will be played on Sunday when Peter is
\nscheduled to take on Kim Dong-hyun -- the two have met once
\npreviously with the South Korean emerging victorious last October
\n-- and Febi is to face Chung Hee-seok.<\/p>\n
Euphoria erupted in the Indonesian camp on Saturday after Hee-
\nseok hit the ball long on match point.<\/p>\n
However, non-playing captain Tintus Arianto Wibowo warned
\nagainst premature celebrations, saying they still had two matches
\nto win.<\/p>\n
\"Today's result was a relief for us. But the players should be
\nfocused on Saturday's matches. We hope Peter, who will take to
\nthe court in the first match, can carry on his improved form and
\nsecure the victory for us,\" Tintus said.<\/p>\n
Saturday's program was to have commenced at 4 p.m., but rain
\nthat fell for 30 minutes before the start caused a delay of more
\nthan two hours.<\/p>\n
After the match began at 6:30 p.m. it wasn't until the
\neleventh game that serve was broken, with the Indonesians sealing
\nthe opening set.<\/p>\n
In the second set, the Indonesian pairing broke serve in the
\nfourth game and maintained the advantage to secure the set.<\/p>\n
Chung Hee-sung played dismally.<\/p>\n
Suwandi and Peter showed solid teamwork, particularly Peter
\nwho is showing signs of recovering from his default defeat on
\nFriday.<\/p>\n
Peter was outstanding at the net, producing points with his
\nvolley. His well-placed drive deep to the right of the court
\nsecured break point in the decisive game of the second set.<\/p>\n
After the match, Peter, 25, from Surabaya, said his form owed
\nmuch to his decision to abandon his game against Chung Hee-seok
\nwhen he was trailing by two sets and two games to one.<\/p>\n
\"It proved to be the right decision for me. If I had been
\nforced to continue playing I could have lost today,\" he said.<\/p>",
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