Stiff Test Awaits Adcocks
Home hopefuls Chris Adcock and Gabrielle Adcock will attempt to break a blank streak against top seeds Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong when they face each other in the quarterfinals of the Yonex All England later today.
· DEV SUKUMAR
Home hopefuls Chris Adcock and Gabrielle Adcock will attempt to break a blank streak against top seeds Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong when they face each other in the quarterfinals of the Yonex All England later today.
The English mixed doubles pair fell in the quarterfinals to eventual champions Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino at last year’s All England, and were hopeful of going one better this year. However, they have won only one game against Zheng/Huang in three matches – and that was in their first encounter at the Malaysia Open last year.
This Adcocks had a quiet start to the season, falling in the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Masters and the second round of the Indonesia Masters. They chose to skip the European events in the run-up to the All England, preferring to get some training time at home instead.