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At $27K 2012 J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions, New York, USA
Final
(7) Dipika Pallikal (IND,15) l (2) Natalie Grinham (NED,8) 4-11 3-11 3-11
[SF] (7) Dipika Pallikal (IND,15) bt (5) Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL,17) 11-5 14-12 11-9
[QF] (7) Dipika Pallikal (IND,15) bt (4) Donna Urquhart (AUS,14) 11-9 11-5 7-11 10-12 11-9
[R1] (7) Dipika Pallikal (IND,15) bt Olivia Blatchford (USA,48) 11-5 11-3 11-7
Dipika started her 2012 season on positive note ... She reached in the final of Tournament of Champions with some quality win before losing easily against top-10 player in the final ... She had a very exciting win against Donna Urquhart in the quarters ... After winning first 2 games she failed to keep concentration and lost next 2 games ... In the final game she managed to keep composure in last few points and won it from 8-9 down.
Report about her quarter-final win
Dipika Pallikal, who took a 2-0 lead in games against Donna Urquhart. “I choked up in the third and fourth,” said the rapidly improving Indian player. “I lost concentration and went for too many shots.” It was a seesaw battle in the fifth, with lots of physical play and let calls. Pallikal, in a style reminiscent of her new coach, former world #1 Sarah FitzGerald, was especially effective when she stepped up to hit an attacking volley. Urquhart stayed even in the fifth by hitting the ball to good length on both rails and cross courts. Leading 9-8, Urquhart collided with Pallikal as the Aussie tried to get to the right wall. It took a minute or so for Urquhart to get up and she was clearly unnerved by the fall. Pallikal won the next point for match ball and then hit a deep backhand that nicked off the back wall, leaving Urquhart with her racquet up and ready, but no ball to hit.
At $27K 2012 J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions, New York, USA
Final
(7) Dipika Pallikal (IND,15) l (2) Natalie Grinham (NED,8) 4-11 3-11 3-11
[SF] (7) Dipika Pallikal (IND,15) bt (5) Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL,17) 11-5 14-12 11-9
[QF] (7) Dipika Pallikal (IND,15) bt (4) Donna Urquhart (AUS,14) 11-9 11-5 7-11 10-12 11-9
[R1] (7) Dipika Pallikal (IND,15) bt Olivia Blatchford (USA,48) 11-5 11-3 11-7
Dipika started her 2012 season on positive note ... She reached in the final of Tournament of Champions with some quality win before losing easily against top-10 player in the final ... She had a very exciting win against Donna Urquhart in the quarters ... After winning first 2 games she failed to keep concentration and lost next 2 games ... In the final game she managed to keep composure in last few points and won it from 8-9 down.
Report about her quarter-final win
Dipika Pallikal, who took a 2-0 lead in games against Donna Urquhart. “I choked up in the third and fourth,” said the rapidly improving Indian player. “I lost concentration and went for too many shots.” It was a seesaw battle in the fifth, with lots of physical play and let calls. Pallikal, in a style reminiscent of her new coach, former world #1 Sarah FitzGerald, was especially effective when she stepped up to hit an attacking volley. Urquhart stayed even in the fifth by hitting the ball to good length on both rails and cross courts. Leading 9-8, Urquhart collided with Pallikal as the Aussie tried to get to the right wall. It took a minute or so for Urquhart to get up and she was clearly unnerved by the fall. Pallikal won the next point for match ball and then hit a deep backhand that nicked off the back wall, leaving Urquhart with her racquet up and ready, but no ball to hit.
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