Contrasting fortunes: Malaysia’s M. Thinaah and Pearly Tan react while China’s Chen Qingchen-Jia Yifan celebrate after their women’s doubles semi-final clash. — AFP
IT was the French Open badminton final in Paris. And in a nail-biting match that lasted 72 minutes, Malaysia’s Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah performed an incredible feat.
Showing some amazing fighting spirit, they stole the show in a thrilling 21-19, 18-21, 21-15 final win over Japanese two-time world champions Mayu Matsumoto-Wakana Nagahara.
