Aravind Bhat, who is anything but a tantrum-thrower, could be excused his rare venting of frustration when he flung his racquet wildly and uncharacteristically onto the side of the court at the end of his hour-long match on Tuesday. Playing his opener at the World Championships, Bhat had staved off three match points against ninth seed Yu Hsing Hsieh of Taipei, frittered one of his own on a risky net-dribble, and gone on to half-assuredly smash disastrously into the net to lose 21-14 19-21 24-22.
The 29-year-old had been brave to hold onto his lead in the second set after losing the first 14-21 from the disadvantageous side of the drift on court. When the Taipei shuttler racked up five straight points at 17-all in the second, Bhat had stepped up his own attack, and forced the matter into the decider. Drawing level at 20-20 after trailing 4-11, Bhat had a chance to seal the game at 22-21, but a tight net shot proved to be his undoing.
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