It’s a tall order but Daren’s pumped up to fight Axelsen


Liew Daren. -filepic

PETALING JAYA: It has been nine years since Liew Daren tasted his first and last victory against Viktor Axelsen of Denmark.

The 33-year-old Daren will be playing against Axelsen again when they clash in the men’s singles quarter-finals of the Toyota Thailand Open today but it will be a tall order for the Malaysian to upset the top-form European giant.

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