Rain delays first day of Malaysian Open

Montenegro's Danka Kovinic beat Belgian youngster An-Sophie Mestach in the first round of the rain-hit Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. - SS KANESAN/ The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: The erratic weather has done nothing to dampen world No. 10 Dominika Cibulkova’s spirits as she seeks to build on a fantastic start to the year at the BMW Malaysian Open tennis championship.

The tournament, which is held at the Royal Selangor Golf Club (RSGC), was hit by delays following heavy rain and thunder in the capital on Monday.