Malaysia Masters: Arif/Yap Growing in Confidence
Their second-place finish at the Spain Masters in March and a first Super 500 quarterfinal appearance at last week’s Thailand Open meant Junaidi Arif and Yap Roy King arrived at the PERODUA Malaysia Masters 2024 in…
· PREM KUMAR
Their second-place finish at the Spain Masters in March and a first Super 500 quarterfinal appearance at last week’s Thailand Open meant Junaidi Arif and Yap Roy King arrived at the PERODUA Malaysia Masters 2024 in buoyant mood.
It showed in their opening round match on Tuesday as the young Malaysians brushed aside China’s Xie Hao Nan/Zeng Wei Han 21-16 21-12 in just 38 minutes with an entertaining front-footed display.
Paired in March last year, the world No.47s went inactive for three months after Yap sustained injuries to his anterior cruciate ligament at the Syed Modi International in December.