Polii/Rahayu Prevail in Marathon – Malaysia Masters: Day 1
Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu saved two match points to beat Jung Kyung Eun and Baek Ha Na and make the second round of the PERODUA Malaysia Masters 2020 today.
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The Indonesians, who missed a match point of their own in the second game, stayed in the hunt facing down two match points, prevailing in the 90-minute marathon, 21-17 20-22 23-21.
“We just had to keep fighting. We had ups and downs last year, and we wanted to come back to the top level. We wanted to improve our performance. That’s why we want to appreciate every win. They had some good title wins last year, so we’re happy to beat them. This win was important for our confidence,” said Polii.
In men’s doubles, Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi revived their happy memories of the Perodua Malaysia Masters with a hard-fought first round win over Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.