Yew Sin- Ee Yi dig deep to break down solid Japanese pair


PETALING JAYA: Independent pair Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi endured a long match against super defensive pair Kenya Mitsuhashi-Hiroki Okamura of Japan before battling their way into the Swiss Open quarter-finals in Basel yesterday.

Yew Sin-Ee Yi, the third seeds, were forced to come from behind to overcome Mitsuhashi-Okamura 15-21, 21-13, 21-15 in the second-round match that lasted 60 minutes.

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