French Open: ‘Ridiculous’ Fighting Spirit Rewarded
Thinaah Muralitharan lauded partner Pearly Tan’s ‘ridiculous’ fighting spirit after the Malaysians stormed into their first HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 final at YONEX French Open 2022.
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Playing Lee So Hee and Baek Ha Na, runners-up in Denmark last week, the world No.11s were in control from start to finish to complete the job 21-13 21-17.
But it was only a few weeks ago their presence at the European tournaments seemed doubtful as Tan was recovering from an injury that ended their Japan Open campaign in September.
“Our preparations leading up to Denmark and France were dominated by rehab and physio sessions. Initially, we weren't sure we’d make these tournaments,” revealed Muralitharan.