Match 5: Sikki Reddy/PV Sindhu vs Isabel Hertrrich/Franziska Volkmann
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Can Sikki Reddy and PV Sindhu help India make it 5-0 for a second straight day?
Its the Germans who will serve first.
Its 1-1.
The German pair lead 2-1.
3-3.
Sindhu and Sikki Reddy lead 4-3.
Sikki Reddy and Sindhu now have a good drip over proceedings. Lead 7-4.
8-6.
This is tight stuff. Sikki Reddy and Sindhu lead 9-8.
At the interval in the opening, Sikki Reddy and PV Sindhu lead 11-8.
The Germans have made a fine comeback. Its 12-12.
Sikki Reddy and Sindhu lead 15-13 in the opening game.
16-14.
18-15.
Wow. This has got real tight. 18-17.
18-18.
Two game point opportunities for Sikki Reddy and Sindhu.
Sikki Reddy and Sindhu take the opening game 21-18.
They are now a game away from making it 5-0 for India in this tie.
Sikki Reddy and Sindhu lead 2-1 in the second game.
5-2
The German pair fighting back. Its 5-5.
They take the lead now. Up 6-5
Its 7-6 against Sikki Reddy and Sindhu.
The Germans not giving up easily here. Up 9-7 in the second game.
At the interval mark in the second game,Hertrrich and Volkmann lead 11-8.
12-8
4 straight points for Sikki Reddy and Sindhu, but the Germans take the lead again. 13-12.
13-13.
14-14.
Ther Germans have moved ahead in the contest. Up 16-14.
Like the first game, this one proving to be a tight one as well. 16-15 in favour of the Germans.
17-15.
18-16.
And its 18-18.
19-19. Wow! what a game this is proving to be!
Game point for the Germans.
The German pair take the second 21-19 and we go into a decider.
Sikki Reddy and Sindhu are the first to get off the blocks. Up 3-1.
The Germans make it 3-3.
4-4.
With 3 straight points, Sikki Reddy and Sindhu are 7-4 up.
9-5.
At the interval in the decider, Sikki Reddy and Sindhu lead 11-6.
11-7.
12-7
The Indian pairing hold all aces at the moment. Up 13-8.
The Germans pull two points back. 13-10
They pull two more back. 13-12
Its 15-13 in favour of Sikki Reddy and Sindhu.
15-14.
16-14.
17-15. Sikki Reddy and Sindhu edging away
17-16.
18-16. Only 3 points away now, the Indian pair.
18-17. Ther Germans not giving up one bit.
18-18.
The Germans go ahead. 19-18.
Match point opportunities for the Germans.
Sikki Reddy and Sindhu save one.
19-20.
Its 20-20.Wow! What a contest.
They have won it. 22-20 and make it 5-0 for India.
Match 4: Ruthvika Shivani Gadde vs Li Yvonne
That opening game loss for Gutta and Ponnappa was India’s first in this Uber Cup. They have been clinical so far and hopefully can continue playing this way.
Yvonne to serve.
Ruthvika has begun well in the opening game. Up 2-1
Ruthvika up 4-2 in the opening game.
She is now steadily carrying the momentum forward. Up 7-3.
At the interval in the opening game, Ruthvika Shivani Gadde leads Li Yvonne 11-3.
Turning out to be a very, very one-sided game. Ruthvika leads 15-3.
Yvonne is left clueless here. Ruthvika up 17-3.
18-5.
15 game point opportunities.
And she converts it in the first opportunity. Ruthvika Shivani Gadde wins the opening game 21-5.
She is off again in the second game. Up 2-0.
Yvonne makes it 3-4
Its 4-4 now.
For the 1st time in the match, Yvonne has taken the lead. Up 5-4.
Yvonne edging forward, but the gap is only one. Leads Ruthvika 7-6.
It is 8-8 now.
Ruthvika has gone ahead and in the interval in the second game leads 11-10.
Two straight points make it 13-10 for Ruthvika.
The game is nicely poised with Ruthvika leading 14-12.
Ruthvika now well and truly on top. Leads 17-12
19-13.
6 match point opportunities.
Tense stuff this. 15-20.
That's it. Ruthvika Shivani Gadde makes it 4-0 for India with a 21-5 21-15 win.
Match 3: Jwala Gutta/Ashwini Ponnappa vs Linda Effler/Lara Kaepplein
Gutta and Ponnappa are presently 5-10 down in their opening game.
At the interval in the opening game, Gutta and Ponnappa trail Effler and Kaepplein 7-11
The Indian pair are 4 points behind now, trail 12-16 in the opening game
6 game point opportunities.
Gutta and Ponnappa lose the opening game 21-14
Gutta and Ponnappa are off to a blazing start in the second game . Up 5-0
Just the kind of start they needed. Gutta and Ponnappa lead Effler and Kapplein 11-4 at the interval in the second game.
Gutta and Ponnappa lead 13-5 in the second game. This is a terrific comeback from the pair.
Gutta and Ponnappa are running away with this game. Up 17-9 in the second game.
11 game point opportunities
And they seal it. Gutta and Ponnappa win the second 21-9 to take the match into a decider.
We are underway in the decider.
The Indian pair have begun well. Up 2-1.
It is now 4-1 in their favour.
That opening game loss seems to have spurred them up. Gutta and Ponnappa lead 5-2.
Three straight points extend their lead further. Its 8-2 now.
At the interval in the decider, it is Gutta and Ponnappa who lead Effler and Kaepplein 11-3.
The other end of the interval has seen a similar story unfold. Gutta and Ponnappa lead 13-5.
It is 17-6 in favour of Gutta and Ponnappa
13 match point opportunities
That's it. Gutta and Ponnappa earn a good come from behind victory. Win the decider 21-8 to make it 3-0 for India and guarantee a second consecutive win.
In the opening match of the tie again Germany, Saina began on a strong note with yet another straight games win, this time against Fabienne Deprez 21-15 21-10 and now PV Sindhu has won her tie in straight games as well, 21-7 21-12.You can catch all the LIVE updates here.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Uber Cup clash between India and Germany, that is presently taking place in Kunshan, China. The former began its campaign in emphatic fashion on Monday with a 5-0 thrashing of Australia with each of the players registering comfortable victories.
Saina Nehwal was the first to step out of the court and she won her match in straight games and then PV Sindhu first in the Singles and then in the Women’s Doubles also won her matches quite comfortably.The third Women's Singles and reigning South Asian Games champion Ruthvika Shivani Gadde also won her tie as did the experienced duo of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnapppa to make it 5-0 and get the Indians off to a terrific start.
