“I went on to the court thinking I had nothing to lose because I had poor record against her (Zhang). Then in the doubles I tried to drive away all the pressure as I wanted to help the team win,” said the 25-year-old Peangtarn. Despite having their back against the wall, captain Vittaya Samrej believed his team would turn the tide. “I was confident that our players were going to fight back and win in the end. We had a meeting the night before and I saw that every one was willing to fight hard to stay in the group.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 10, 2018 18:00 UTC