Thien How keeps Pearly-Thinaah solid after third straight semis loss


Heartache: Pearly Tan (right) and M. Thinaah went down 22-24, 13-21 to Japan’s Nami Matsuyama-Chiharu Shida in the last four of the German Open. — AP

PETALING JAYA: Don’t stop believing!

This is the advice given by national doubles coach Hoon Thien How to women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah after the duo came up short in the semi-finals yet again.

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