Ling Ching stuns fifth seed Line Christophersen in Canadian Open
Ling Ching, ranked No. 87 in the world, went into the match as the underdog against world No. 31 Christophersen but showed great resolve to carve out a come-from-behind 12-21, 21-18, 21-18 victory in 52 minutes on Wednesday (July 2).
The win earned the 23-year-old a place in the second round, where she will take on Spain's Clara Azurmendi.
Joining her in the next round is compatriot K. Letshanaa, who was in fine form as she eased past American Ishika Jaiswal 21-13, 21-5. Letshanaa will next face India's Shriyanshi Valishetty.
In the men's singles, Eogene Ewe progressed without lifting his racquet after his Japanese opponent Takuma Obayashi conceded a walkover. Eogene will play Germany's Matthias Kicklitz next.
However it was the end of the road for Justin Hoh, who went down 23-25, 10-21 to Taiwan's Wang Po-wei.
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