Tough cookies: Yuki Fukushima (left) and Sayaka Hirota of Japan in action against their compatriots Nami Matsuyama-Chiharu Shida in the Indonesian Open final. Fukushima-Hirota lost 21-18, 14-21, 17-21. — AP
PETALING JAYA: Women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah could face a rematch against Yuki Fukushima-Sayaka Hirota in the quarter-finals of the Malaysian Open from June 28-July 3.
The world ranked No. 4 Japanese pair denied Pearly-Thinaah a place in the last eight of the recent Indonesian Open in Jakarta.
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