Yayuk ousted in Beijing quarters<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Top seed and defending champion Yayuk Basuki of
\nIndonesia could not survive a wild game, crashing out of the
\nNokia Open quarterfinals in Beijing yesterday.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian world number 25 produced a superb fight-back
\nafter a first-set blanking, but it was not enough to overcome a
\nhigh-spirited Linda Wild, who won the match 6-0, 7-5.<\/p>\n
A self-confident Wild took charge with her consistent serves
\nand thumping ground strokes, pinning Yayuk on her baseline
\nthroughout the match. To make matters worse, Yayuk drilled
\nbelting unforced errors into the power play.<\/p>\n
\"It was a disappointing game. I had not even found my feet on
\nthe court when she shocked me with her strokes,\" Yayuk told
\nAntara after the match, which lasted one-and-a-half hours.<\/p>\n
\"We cannot always develop a game as planned. There is time to
\nlose,\" Yayuk said.<\/p>\n
Despite her natural talent, Yayuk carried has had an erratic
\nrecord this season. She has not won any title this year but
\nsprang many surprises by upsetting opponents ranked among the
\nworld's top 10.<\/p>\n
Wild, who triumphed in Nagoya last week, is ranked 64 places
\nbelow Yayuk. \"You cannot judge someone's standard by simply
\nlooking at her ranking. Linda and I are equals,\" Yayuk said of
\nher rival, whom she had never met before.<\/p>\n
Wild dropped her ranking sharply last year after her defeat in
\nEastbourne, a traditional warm-up tournament for Wimbledon.<\/p>\n
Yayuk, however, won a consolation in the doubles. Partnering
\nKarin Kschwendt of Germany, Yayuk beat American pair Stephanie
\nReece and Danielle Scott 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the
\nquarterfinals.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian women's singles number one looks certain to
\nlose considerable ranking points due to her upset loss in
\nBeijing. She earlier refused a wild-card entry to play in
\nSurabaya, East Java, saying that she risked losing big points if
\nshe failed to win the title there. (amd)<\/p>",
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