The Swiss Open Grand Prix 2013 has got off to an exciting start. South Korea started well; four women’s doubles pairs went through to the next round and men’s doubles pair Ko Sung Hyun/ Lee Yong Dae, who went out early at the All-England championship to the surprise of many, were back to normal, defeating their opponents in straight games.
South Korean women’s doubles pair Kim Ha Na/ Jung Kyung Eun took care of Indonesia’s ANDINI/ HARIS in the first round, 21-7,21-18 and will face the Netherlands’s SAMANTHA/ EEFJE in the last 16.Ko Sung Hyun/ Lee Yong Dae won by quite a wide margin in the two games that they took to dispose of Russia’s DREMIN/ LUNEV in the men’s doubles.
In the women’s singles, tournament first seed Saina Nehwal started off badly in her match last night, dropping the first game 13-21; she was however, quick to recover, and went onto to take the next two games 21-15,21-12 and win the match to go through to the next round.
Favorites to win the mixed doubles title, Indonesia’s Tontowi AHMAD/ Liliyana NATSIR, knocked out German’s KAESBAUER/ HERTTRICH 21-12,21-17, and will now face RUITER/ BARNING in the next round.......Full Article
