High anxiety for Dongping-Yanzhe after struggle with US pair

China’s mixed doubles Feng Yanzhe-Huang Dongping in action against USA’s Vinson Chiu-Jennie Gai in the first round of Malaysian Masters at Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil on Wednesday. - IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

IT WILL be an uphill battle for Huang Dongping-Feng Yanzhe in the second round of the Malaysian Masters today, and the China mixed doubles pair are having cold sweat.

The world No. 8 pair had to dig deep to defeat world No. 34 Vinson Chiu-Jennie Gai of the United States 21-10, 14-21, 21-9 in the first round at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil yesterday.