SINGAPORE: Tai Tzu Ying cemented her status as the world’s top female shuttler as she beat reigning Olympic champion and world number two Carolina Marin in straight games at the Singapore Open on Sunday. World number one Tai took just 38 minutes to seal a clinical 21-15, 21-15 victory at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. “I know I wouldn’t be able to beat Marin easily, so I was very patient when playing with her. Praneeth, the world number 30, said he was pegged back by a slow start but refused to give up. Kuncoro succumbed to South Korea’s Lee Dong-Keun while world number eight Ratchanok was beaten by Japan’s Sayaka Sato.

Source: The Star April 16, 2017 13:52 UTC