Kucova packs off Su-wei to reach quarter-finals


Taiwan's Hsieh Su-wei returning a shot to Slovakia's Kristina Kucova at the BMW Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club yesterday. Hsieh Su-wei lost to Kristina Kucova 1-6, 6-3, 3-6. FAIHAN GHANI/The Star.

KUALA LUMPUR: Kristina Kucova had won just one match on the WTA Tour in 2015.

But here at the BMW Malaysian Open, the Slovakian player has doubled her Tour wins for the whole of last season as she finds herself unexpectedly in the quarter-finals.

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