Saina enters Quarters beating Qinjinjing in straight games 21-18,21-18 though I feel it as unconvincing victory. As Mr.Epic said, she might be struggling with movement still?. Definitely it's not a good sign.
Absolutely.. And now I wonder Di Suo can give a even better fight tommorow.. I am a bit afraid she will take it to a distance and a tired SN can't win SF
Objectively speaking, I'm still not sure Lin Dan can win this tournament in his current state. But once he's fully recovered and back to about 90% level, then he may be unstoppable, still no guarantee unless he's regained his top form as before.
I heard LD just came back to court last week after the knee injury. He haven't decided to play this tournament until last minutes. He told the reporter that he has recovered 70%. 70% LD is still able to beat world no.3. But I think Chen Long has a good chance to register the first win against LD if they meet in the final. Having said that LD usually improves during a tournament.
That's right, he tested his knee a couple of days prior to the start of the tournament before deciding to give it a go. He really didn't want to disappoint his fans and Fuzhou is where BAYI team of PLA of which he is a member is located. LXR was in a similar situation (leg injury) and was apologetic for having to withdraw and pledged she'd be back as Fuzhou is also holding the next two CHN Open PSS.
Can't blame me, that's the impression he gave me, esp in G1,and considering his knee injury is not fully recovered yet (he said only 70% recovery).
Xue Song and Gao Huan both disappoint, not entirely unexpected as Kashyap and Srikanth are very good players.
