Axelsen and Marin survive tests in Bangkok


Viktor Axelsen is really happy to have won after not playing for so long.— AFP

PETALING JAYA: Europeans stamped their mark as the force to be reckoned with going by Dane Viktor Axelsen and Spaniard Carolina Marin’s lopsided victories in the Yonex Thailand Open which ended in Bangkok yesterday.

World No. 4 Axelsen brushed aside Hong Kong’s Angus Ng Ka Long 21-14,21-14 in the men’s singles final.

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