All England: Chochuwong Battles Into Quarters
Pornpawee Chochuwong made her second straight Super 1000 quarterfinal with a gritty three-game win over He Bing Jiao at the YONEX All England Open 2020 on Thursday.
· DEV SUKUMAR
The Thai had to dig deep to stay ahead of the seventh seed in the second game, and although she had a handy lead in the third, her opponent made her earn every point. An exhausted Chochuwong finally walked away the winner in 72 minutes, 17-21 21-18 21-12.
Up next for the Thai will be second seed Tai Tzu Ying, who was mostly in her comfort zone while beating Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 22-20 21-16.
Marcus Ellis enjoyed a perfect Thursday, winning both his doubles matches. After the memorable mixed doubles victory with Lauren Smith over fourth seeds Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino, Ellis returned with Chris Langridge to take on fifth seeds Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto.