China's Wang cruises into last 16 at Indonesia Open

Reuters

2 days ago

June 4 (Reuters) - World number two Wang Zhiyi of China began her campaign at the Indonesia Open in style with a straightforward win over Taiwan's Hsu Wen-chi in the round of 32 in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Wang has been in red hot form in 2025, winning the Malaysia Masters and reaching the finals of the Singapore Open, the All-England Open and the Malaysia Open.
The 25-year-old, a silver medallist at the 2022 Asian Games, took just 36 minutes to beat Hsu and improve her head-to-head record against the Taiwanese shuttler to 6-0.
Wang next faces Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour.
Wang's compatriot Han Yue, the world number four, beat Singapore's Yeo Jia Min 21-19 21-19.
In the men's singles, world number one Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand, who has won the Asia Championships and Thailand Open in recent months, eased past Wang Tzu-wei in a 21-14 21-12 win.
Vitidsarn next meets Lee Chia-hao of Taiwan, finalist at the All-England Open earlier this year, who was made to work for his opening win at the tournament.
The world number 19 has won just one match in his five previous tournaments since that incredible run in Birmingham and took an hour and eight minutes to grind out a 22-20 24-26 21-13 victory over 11th-ranked Lu Guangzu of China.
"More than happiness, it's a push for me to keep going further. My confidence and feeling does play a role. Previously I was hard on myself, but right now I'm just trying to play my game," Lee said after his win.
In the biggest upset of the day, top-seeded mixed doubles duo and 2018 Asian Games silver medallists Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet of Hong Kong were beaten 24-22 21-12 by the Indonesian pairing of Adnan Maulana and Indah Cahya Sari Jamil.