Doubles Downer – Thailand Open: Quarterfinals
Japan and Indonesia, two countries that have over the years fielded some of the strongest doubles players, experienced unpredictable losses in the TOYOTA Thailand Open 2019 on Friday.
· GEETHANJALI LAKSHMAYYA
For Japan, it was their women’s doubles that faltered against some of the lower-ranked teams.
In the quarterfinals stage, world No. 1s Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara bowed out to Du Yue/Li Yin Hui of China, 18-21 21-18 15-21.
Shiho Tanaka and Koharu Yonemoto, ranked eighth in the world, took out world No. 3 and Rio 2016 Olympic champions Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi, 8-21 21-12 21-11.