Malaysia Masters: ‘This Feels Much Better’
Denmark’s Mads Vestergaard and Christine Busch pulled off a sensational upset in the opening round of the PERODUA Malaysia Masters 2025, knocking out defending champions and third seeds Goh Soon Huat and Lai Shevon…
· DIANNE PIERRE
Denmark’s Mads Vestergaard and Christine Busch pulled off a sensational upset in the opening round of the PERODUA Malaysia Masters 2025, knocking out defending champions and third seeds Goh Soon Huat and Lai Shevon Jemie to win 21-18 21-19.
Reflecting on the win, Vestergaard said, “I’m very happy. Maybe more relieved about the second game. We felt like we were playing well, but the nerves caught up with us. We've really been chasing these kinds of results this year.”
Busch pointed to the pressure moments as decisive. “We knew we had to serve well and return strong. I was nervous at the end and my serves weren’t great but somehow we got through it,” she said. This is the Danes’ first win over the Malaysian pair, having lost in their only previous encounter at the Thailand Masters in 2024. “The last time we played them we lost in three games, so this feels much better,” Busch added.