Tang Jie praises his partner for stepping up in win over world No. 12


Moving on: Chen Tang Jie-Valeree Siow in action against Germany’s Mark Lamsfuss-Isabel Lohau in the second round. — GLENN GUAN/The Star

CHEN Tang Jie was full of praise for his partner Valeree Siow who took up the leadership role to create another major upset.

Tang Jie-Valeree had made heads turn when they stunned Japan’s world No. 16 Yuki Kaneko-Misaki Matsutomo in the first round of the Malaysian Open last week.

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