Taiwanese women's singles world number one Tai Tzu-Ying outlasted Vietnam's Thuy Linh Nguyen in a surprisingly tight encounter on Monday but the spotlight was stolen by several tense doubles matches. Tai took nearly 40 minutes to win 21-16, 21-11, with world number 49 Nguyen tailing her nearly point-to-point in the first game and occasionally inching ahead. DOUBLE TROUBLESeveral star-powered singles matches took place on Sunday, but Monday belonged to duos playing ferociously to win. The world's top men's doubles pair of Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo from Indonesia thrashed No. Mixed doubles team of Hong Kong's Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet - ranked number 13 - just about beat number 15 Germany's Mark Lamsfuss and Isabel Herttrich 22-20, 20-22, 21-16.

Source: The Star July 26, 2021 15:56 UTC