What a waste , Sun Yu, losing a match she should've won against Marin today at the Denmark Open PSS QFs, first in G1 when 19-16 up and then in the third when she was leading more than half the way by as much as 5 points only to lose the see-saw deuces, 23-25.
Throughout the match, Sun Yu's DTL and x-ct smashes, her forte, were few and far between, she played too conservatively and often ceded the initiative to Marin when she should be the one dictating the rallies a bit more. Whenever she is in the lead or near the finishing line, she tended to play safe and let up, afarid to make mistakes or hoping for the opponent to err.
That, to me , is not the right mindset to adopt. Instead she ought to keep piling on the pressure or even up the intensity to break the opponent's spirit as well as buoy one's self-confidence and inner belief.
A tough mentality is what I wish to see in her going forward. The same goes for all the other CHN MS and WS players, generally speaking.
Throughout the match, Sun Yu's DTL and x-ct smashes, her forte, were few and far between, she played too conservatively and often ceded the initiative to Marin when she should be the one dictating the rallies a bit more. Whenever she is in the lead or near the finishing line, she tended to play safe and let up, afarid to make mistakes or hoping for the opponent to err.
That, to me , is not the right mindset to adopt. Instead she ought to keep piling on the pressure or even up the intensity to break the opponent's spirit as well as buoy one's self-confidence and inner belief.
A tough mentality is what I wish to see in her going forward. The same goes for all the other CHN MS and WS players, generally speaking.