TH will have a much harder time against BCL. He doesn't have a good record against the chinese. Come to think about it, they haven't played against each other for a very long time. I believe the last time they met was China Open 2004 and TH lost that one.
TH will be in the top 10 next week regardless of the outcome. And if he does well in Singapore open the week after, he will move even closer to top 5. Yay!
MIXED DOUBLES XIE Zhongbo /ZHANG Yawen (CHN) 2-0 (21/16,21/13) PRAPAKAMOL Sudket / HOUNGTHONGKAM Saralee (THA)
Hmm, Taufik looked a bit tired in his match against CY and i think BCL will give Taufik a run for his money in the Final, maybe it'll be a 3-setter, but i'm sensing Taufik will pull it out this time...whilst still having some lingering bad back and all, he still can launch those ever famous smashes from the back unlike in the recent TC..
Hmm, for S'pore Open, i have a feeling he will do avg next week(which he could lose before QF round)..Considering he is still nursing his bad back and will play back to back tournaments and from what i remember, he's not one that does well in back-to-back tourneys..I will be surprise if he can reach the SF or even the Final round, but we shall see..
They had a bad start in first set. Too many unforced errors. They are doing a bit better in the second set.