KUALA LUMPUR: Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah picked up where they left off in Denmark as they cruised into the French Open second round on Wednesday, setting up an all-Malaysian showdown with Ong Xin Yee-Carmen Ting.
Fresh from their Denmark Open triumph on Sunday, the world No. 4 took 37 minutes to brush aside Turkiye's Bengisu Ercetin-Nazlican Inci 21-11, 21-15 at Arena Grand Paris.
The second seeds were in control throughout the match as they continued to build on the momentum following last week's Super 750 triumph, their first title since January.
Pearly-Thinaah were pleased with their opening performance but acknowledged there was still room for improvement.
