China Open: Pearly-Thinaah Check Into Second Round
The third seeds made light work of Xin Yee-Carmen as they cruised to a straight-sets victory, 21-8, 21-12, in just 24 minutes, to book a place in the second round of the Super 1000 tourney at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium.
The world number three duo will face Rui Hirokami-Sayaka Hobara after the Japanese pair thumped the Stoeva sisters of Gabriela and Stefani from Bulgaria, 21-10, 21-16, in the next round, tomorrow.
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