PETALING JAYA: Not all the changes introduced at this year’s Indonesian Open have been well received by the players particularly the new blue court surface at Istora Senayan.
For women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah, even though they cleared their first-round hurdle yesterday, adapting to the court conditions proved challenging.
In fact, the pair admitted they were not entirely pleased with their performance despite securing a 21-16, 21-17 win over Taiwan’s Sung Shuo-yan-Yu Chien-hui.
“To be honest, we’re not really happy with our performance today (yesterday).
“It’s a new court for us, and the shuttle felt a little different from what we expected.
“But we tried to adapt, discussed things with each other and the coaches, and did what we could,” said Thinaah in an interview with BWF.
Pearly-Thinaah will have a chance to exact revenge on behalf of their compatriots, Teoh Mei Xing-Go Pei Kee, when they face Indonesia’s Lanny Tria Mayasari and Siti Fadia Ramadhanti in the second round today.
Mei Xing-Pei Kee fell short in a hard-fought first-round battle against the home pair, losing 21-19, 16-21, 19-21.
Meanwhile, young duo Ong Xin Yee-Carmen Ting will take on sixth seeds Rin Iwanaga-Kie Nakanishi of Japan today after pulling off a gritty comeback win over Indonesia’s Isyana Syahira-Rinjani Nastine, 10-21, 21-14, 21-17, in the opening round yesterday.
