Defending Olympic beach volleyball champion Laura Ludwig of Germany rebounded from an opening defeat with an all-round display as she and partner Margareta Kozuch beat hosts Japan in straight sets at Shiokaze Park on Monday.
Having lost to Switzerland, the German duo trailed in both sets to Japan's Miki Ishii and Megumi Murakami before mounting comebacks to win 21-17 22-20.Ludwig, 35, scored 14 points from attacks, fired four aces and made 13 successful digs - nearly as many as the Japanese pair combined - while the 1.88 metres tall Kozuch made two blocks to secure second place in Pool F.
"We knew that the Japanese can definitely play, they're very skillful and they serve really good. But this was also their first game on the centre court, so I guess they were nervous." "So our goal is always to be really solid with our side-outs and our serving, and take advantage of those defensive chances when we can."
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