Indonesia Open: Sensational Birthday Gift for Corbett
Francesca Corbett couldn’t have won herself a better birthday gift, as she and Jennie Gai pulled off the biggest win of their career by upstaging world No.4 Jia Yi Fan/Zhang Shu Xian in the first round of the…
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Francesca Corbett couldn’t have won herself a better birthday gift, as she and Jennie Gai pulled off the biggest win of their career by upstaging world No.4 Jia Yi Fan/Zhang Shu Xian in the first round of the POLYTRON Indonesia Open 2026.
It was their first win over a top Chinese pair and came just three days after Jia/Zhang had topped the podium at the KFF Singapore Open 2026.
The USA pair started strongly in drifty conditions, taking the opening game for the loss of just nine points. However, the Chinese forced a decider and opened a four-point lead at 16-12, only for Corbett/Gai to stitch up a five-point sequence and take the lead at the death. Jia and Zhang had one match point, but the USA duo got a lifeline with Jia’s flicked serve landing wide.