Soon Huat-Shevon bounce back from Malaysia Masters heartbreak
KUALA LUMPUR: After the heartbreak of last week in Malaysia, the husband and wife team of Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai are finding it happier in Singapore.
The defending champions at the Malaysia Masters, they exited in the very first round. But on Thursday, they reached the Singapore Open mixed doubles quarter-finals.
The world No. 5 beat China's scratch pair Feng Yan Zhe-Wei Ya Xin 21-11, 21-19 in the second round.
"Credit to my partner who just got back from injury. He worked really hard to get back on court," said Shevon.
"There was uncertainty before we went into the match today because our performance last week wasn't as stable as we wanted it to be.
"Today, we both did our parts well. Although there were some unforced errors, we managed to bounce back."
Except for the Malaysia Masters setback, Soon Huat-Shevon have now reached the last eight or beyond in seven of their eight tournaments since the World Tour Finals in China in December.
They will next play world No. 8 Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Supissara Paewsampran whom they have a 3-3 head-to-head record. The Thais ousted China's world No. 12 Cheng Xing-Zhng Chi 21-19, 21-18.
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