Tzu-ying flying high at Finals after Porntip win


Tai Tzu-ying of Taiwan put on an impressive show to beat Thailand’s Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 21-19, 21-17.

KUALA LUMPUR: Missing the flight home from France in October proved to be a learning experience for Tai Tzu-ying.

The Taiwanese woman singles shuttler failed to catch her flight home after the French Open and was stranded for three days.

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