Ser Lin Qian became the second Singaporean to pull off a huge upset at Singapore Smash after the wildcard knocked World No.58 Mo Zhang out in the round of 64 with a 11-5, 13-15, 9-11, 12-10, 12-10 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lin Qian stepped into Infinity \u221e Arena right after men\u2019s doubles duo Clarence Chew-Josh Chua rocked The Kallang, upsetting Lubomir Pistej-Jakub Zelinka 3-11, 13-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The story of this match was Lin Qian\u2019s resilience as the 19-year-old refused to be discouraged and constantly fought back after falling behind. Trailing 2-4 in the first, Lin Qian scored nine of the next 10 points to take the opening game.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zhang then went 10-4 up in the second, but Lin Qian scored seven on the bounce to save a stunning six game points and force one of her own. Although she failed to convert it, she went on to deny Zhang another three times before the Canadian could level the match.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n