Pearly-Thinaah keep it simple to reach semis in Jakarta


Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah lived up to expectations by securing a spot in the Indonesian Masters semi-finals after defeating Japan’s Yuki Fukushima-Mayu Matsumoto on Friday (Jan 24).

In the quarter-final clash held at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta, second seeds Pearly-Thinaah delivered a composed performance to overcome Malaysian Open winners Fukushima-Matsumoto with a 21-16, 21-15 victory in just 48 minutes.

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