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BBC News
3 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Patten beats Fearnley as Britons progress in doubles
Henry Patten is among a number of Britons through to the third round of the French Open men's doubles after victory over compatriot Jacob seeds Patten and Harri Heliovaara of Finland beat Fearnley and Canada's Gabriel Diallo 6-2 and Heliovaara, who won their first Grand Slam doubles title at Wimbledon last year, are looking to add to the Australian Open title they secured in was competing a day after reaching the third round of the singles at Roland Garros, where he will face fellow Briton Cameron Norrie on sixth seeds Lloyd Glasspool and Julian Cash also progressed, beating American pair Ryan Seggerman and Learner Tien 7-5 7-6 (7-5).They are joined in the next round by eighth seeds Neal Skupski and Joe Salisbury, who ousted Argentina's Guido Andreozzi and France's Theo Arribage 7-5 6-4. In the women's doubles, Britain's Olivia Nicholls reached the third round alongside Slovakian partner Tereza 12th seeds defeated Canada's Leylah Fernandez and Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva 6-4 0-6 Jodie Burrage and Sonay Kartal were knocked out by Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic and American Taylor Townsend, with the top seeds securing a 6-2 6-2 was also a heavy defeat for Britain's Maia Lumsden alongside American partner Sabrina Santamaria, with the pair losing 6-0 6-0 to Russian fourth seeds Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider.
Free Malaysia Today
3 days ago
- General
- Free Malaysia Today
Pearly-Thinaah also crash out of Singapore Open
Pearly Tan-M Thinaah have now lost three times to China's Jia Yi Fan-Zhang Shu Xian out of their four encounters so far. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : Women's doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M Thinaah have failed to make it to the semi-finals of the Singapore Open after losing to China's Jia Yi Fan-Zhang Shu Xian. The Malaysian world No 4 pair lost 21-14, 22-24, 14-21 to their 11th ranked rivals in a match that lasted 72 minutes. After winning the first game, Pearly-Thinaah were on the brink of winning the tie when they had match points twice in the second game. However, Yi Fan-Shu Xian made a comeback and forced a rubber game, which saw a point-for-point exchange before the Chinese pair won the match. Pearly-Thinaah have met the Chinese shuttlers four times so far in their career and lost on three occasions. In the all-Malaysian men's doubles quarter-final, Asian champions Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik avenged their defeat to Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun at the Malaysia Masters final last week by winning in straight games in Singapore. The world No 3 duo took just 33 minutes to tame their 7th ranked compatriots 22-20, 21-17 to set up a semi-final clash with India's Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy. Earlier, Malaysian fans were left disappointed when men's doubles top seeds Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani were sent packing by Shetty-Rankireddy in straight games. Mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Jemie Lai and men's singles player Leong Jun Hao were also bundled out in the quarter-finals.
Malay Mail
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Malay Mail
Pearly Tan-Thinaah's hunger to win never wavers, says national women's doubles head coach
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — The ability of national women's doubles team Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah to ward off external pressure and remain focused on training and performance is considered a major achievement, as they show maturity as a pillar of the national badminton squad Women's doubles head coach Rosman Razak said the intense focus was visible throughout the two consecutive weeks of the tournament campaign from the 2025 Thailand Open to the 2025 Malaysia Masters. 'I think the most important thing is that they can distinguish external problems from training and performance. 'They train hard and want to win, that's what's important and I think their desire to win has never waned and I think that's enough for a coach,' he told reporters at Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil, yesterday. Despite losing in the semi-finals of the 2025 Malaysia Masters to the Chinese pair, Jia Yi Fan-Zhang Shu Xian, Rosman was still satisfied with Pearly-Thinaah's performance as they fought until the deciding set before conceding 16-21, 21-15, 14-21 in a 75-minute match. He believes the Chinese pair have an advantage at the net, which is an aspect that will be focused on in training going forward. '(The fatigue of playing back-to-back tournaments) is normal as a top-level player. Like I said, they have great desire to win,' he said. According to Rosman, the Pearly-Thinaah contract issue, which reportedly expired at the end of last year but has not yet been finalised with the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), has not affected their performance on the court. 'They are training hard and want to win... that is what is important,' he said. He added that the high commitment shown by the 2025 Thailand Open champions is an important benchmark for the national doubles, with efforts now focused on closing the performance gap between the main pair and other pairs under the national programme. Pearly-Thinaah are next scheduled to play against the Hong Kong pair, Lui Lok Lok-Tsang Hiu Yan, in the first round of the 2025 Singapore Open, which will take place from May 27 to June 1. — Bernama
Free Malaysia Today
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Free Malaysia Today
Pearly-Thinaah fail in bid to win on home soil again
Pearly Tan-M Thinaah, winners at the Thailand Open last week, have failed to qualify for the Malaysia Masters women's doubles final. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : National women's doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M Thinaah's hopes of winning their first title on home soil were dashed by a Chinese pair at the Malaysia Masters today. Despite putting up a gallant display, it was not good enough for the world No 4 pair as they went down to the 16th ranked Chinese pair of Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian 16-21, 21-15,14-21 in a match that lasted 74 minutes at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. Pearly-Thinaah, who lifted the Thailand Open title last week, will take home US$6,650 (RM28,200) as semi-finalists. They were hoping to lift their first title on home soil after having won four World Tour Super series – the Thailand Open last week, the Hong Kong Open (2024), the French Open (2022) and the Swiss Open (2021). A home pair have only won the women's doubles title at the Malaysia Masters once through Chin Eei Hui-Wong Pei Tty in 2012. The Malaysia Masters is part of the World Tour Super 500 series. The doubles champions will earn US$37,525 (RM159,000) and the runners-up, US$18,050 (RM76,542).
Malay Mail
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Malay Mail
Badminton pair Pearly-Thinaah storm into Malaysia Masters semis with dominant win over Indonesia's Febriana-Amallia
KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — National women's doubles pair, Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah, displayed a power game to defeat Indonesian pair, Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma-Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi, in straight sets 21-14, 21-14 in 34 minutes in the quarter-finals of the 2025 Malaysia Masters, yesterday. Even though they were initially rattled by their opponents, who are ranked ninth in the world, Pearly-Thinaah quickly changed their strategy with a more aggressive game to secure a ticket to the semi-finals at Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil. 'As I have already said before, even though we won that day, everything still starts from zero and the feeling being a champion is already over. We are starting from zero and take one step at a time and we hope to give our best for tomorrow's match,' Pearly told reporters. Today's win is the fifth time the country's pair have beaten Febriana-Amallia in six meetings, favouring the 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medallists. Next, a more arduous challenge awaits Pearly-Thinaah when they face seventh seeds, Jia Yi Fan-Zhang Shu Xian of China, who beat Lanny Tria Mayasari-Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti from Indonesia, 21-15, 15-21, 21-14. The record between the two pairs is now level at 1-1, with Pearly-Thinaah once beating them at the 2025 Indian Open when the Chinese pair pulled out while leading 14-4. 'We want to stay firm on our gameplay and discuss it with the coach and tomorrow we will discuss more on the court. See how we play and be more confident,' said Pearly. If they successfully advance to the final stage, Pearly-Thinaah have the opportunity to add to their collection a second title this season, just six days after winning the championship at the 2025 Thailand Open on May 18. For the record, they advanced to the final of the 2023 edition of the Malaysian Masters but were blocked by the South Korean pair, Baek Ha Na-Lee So Hee in 20-22, 21-8 and 17-21. — Bernama
