By IANS,
New Delhi : Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa pulled off a fine victory against Malaysian Eei Hui Chin and Woon Khe Wei 15-21, 21-10, 21-16 to advance into the quarter-finals of the badminton women’s doubles competition at the Commonwealth Games here Monday.
Cheered by the crowd, the second seeded Indian pair rallied from a game down to beat the Malaysian pair in 41 minutes.
While Ashwini was at her attacking best, Jwala took charge at the net and some times swiftly changed position, moving back to play delectable drop shots for which the Malaysians had no answers.
“It is one of our fine victories. Our combination has been doing well and this will spur us to move ahead,” said Jwala, who not long ago had a successful pairing with Shruti Kurien but then combined with Ashwini.
“We have done well in a short time. She (Ashwini) is an attacking player and she was hitting hard today. My shots were going fine and we are clicking well together,” Jwala said.