Hongyang enjoys sweet taste of Swiss success after rediscovering top form


PETALING JAYA: China’s Weng Hongyang (pic) showed signs of rediscovering his best form by capturing the men’s singles title in the Swiss Open.

World No. 17 Hongyang, who was once called the next Lin Dan, has struggled to consistently live up to the billing but showed signs of his ability when he defeated world No. 31 Frenchman Christo Popov 21-18, 21-3 in the final in Basel on Sunday.

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