Letshanaa keeps Malaysia's hopes alive in US Open
PETALING JAYA: Women's singles shuttler K. Letshanaa continued her fine run in the US Open by emerging as the sole Malaysian to reach the quarter-finals.
The 22-year-old, riding high on confidence after her sensational first-round win over former world champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan, displayed great composure to overcome India's Aakarshi Kashyap in the second round at the Mid American Centre in Iowa on Thursday (June 26).
Letshanaa was made to work hard but held her nerve to prevail 21-17, 20-22, 21-13.
Letshanaa will next face another Indian shuttler, Tanvi Sharma, in the last eight.
It was the end of the road, though, for her teammates Wong Ling Ching and Justin Hoh.
Ling Ching fell 20-22, 12-21 to Bulgaria's Kaloyana Nalbantova in the women's singles, while Justin bowed out in the men's singles after going down 15-21, 21-9, 17-21 to Taiwan's Liao Jhu-fu.
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