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They might have lost today, but there is no doubt that this is a great start to the new partnership of Reddy and Ponnappa. And better things are surely awaiting in the future!
Full score: 21-16, 21-11 win for Chervyakova and Morozova
And the Russians take the game 21-11 and WIN THE MATCH!!!!!
And the top seeds reach multiple match points at 20-11
It is 19-10 as the top seeds slowly near the finish line.
The Russians take another crucial point for 18-10
The pace of the match has slowed down now. It is 17-10 now for the top seeds
An energy-sapping rally goes to the Russians now for 17-8
It's a 16-8 advantage now
And it is a massive 9-point advantage now with the top seeds ahead at 16-7
The gap is widening further and further. 15-7 now,
And they maintain it for 14-6. Is it too late for the Indians to make a comeback now?
After the break, the Russians now lead 13-5
At the interval, the Indians trail 5-11.
It's now a 5-point advantage for the top seeds. 10-5
It is the same 3-point gap with the Russians ahead at 8-5
The Russians have inched ahead but the Indians too are not far behind at 4-7
The Indians take a point here to make it 2-5
And they increase it to 5-1
Rallies are getting longer, still the Russians look very confident. Up now 4-1
GAME 2
The top seeds have opened up 3-1 lead with a few quick points
The Russians grab the opener, 21-16 on their second chance.
The Indians save one for 16-20
After a long rally, the Russians are now at game point at 20-15
Ponnappa and Reddy fighting hard here and get to 15-19
But they could not keep the Russians in check who surge to 19-14 soon
The Indians have reduced the deficit to just 3-points now at 14-17
The top seeds are now ahead 16-12. Can the Indians still come back?
The confident Russians stop their march to accelerate to 14-10 now.
And they take another to close the gap to 10-11
Post-break, the charged up Indians take 2 points to get to 9-11
And they make it 11-7 at the mid-game interval.
The Russians are now asserting themselves. From 6-7 down, they have bagged 3 points in a row to go up 9-7
The Indians are ahead only marginally 7-6 after a few exhausting rallies.
The game continues to be hard-fought and the two teams are once more even at 5-5
Ponnappa and Reddy now have a slim advantage of 4-3
The two pairs are now locked at 2-2
The Indians take 2 points on the trot to lead 2-1
The match has started and the first point goes to the Russians.
The preceding match has just finished and this match will begin in a few minutes.
Good evening and welcome to the Sportskeeda Liveblog of the Welsh International women's doubles final. After parting ways with Jwala Gutta, India's doubles ace Ashwini Ponnappa has quickly found success with her new partner N Sikki Reddy.
The duo has made it to the final in just their second outing together and will hope to take the title. But they need to be careful as the opponents won't be easy. Russians Chervyakova and Morozova are the top seeds and are certainly the favourites for the title.
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That wraps up our live coverage of the Welsh International. Hope you enjoyed it. Good night.