
Liu starts well
China’s Liu Weishan started with aplomb as she won in straight games against Sweden’s Rebecca Muskantor (11-7, 11-4, 11-6, 11-6).
Meanwhile, home hopeful Liu Yuan needed seven games to beat France’s Pauline Chasselin to move on to the next round (11-4, 11-6, 11-6, 8-11, 9-11, 3-11, 11-5).