All England: Injured Jia Tests Her Resolve
On paper, the upset of the day at the YONEX All England 2024 was top seeds Chen Qing Chen/Jia Yi Fan crashing out to Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan in the second round.
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It was the first win for the Malaysians in six matches against the Chinese, and a welcome Super 1000 quarterfinal after early exits in four of their last five tournaments.
Yet the Malaysians refused to read too much into their performance today, for they knew that Jia was carrying an ankle injury going into the match.
Yesterday, in the Chinese's opening match, Jia had slipped on court and hurt her ankle. What had prompted them to take the court today?