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The women's singles final, however, was an all-China affair for the eighth time in nine years as defending champion Xie Xingfang beat top seed Zhang Ning 11-6, 4-11, 11-2. Lin,?injured his left knee when he was leading 8-5 in the second game, but continued the game after receiving courtside treatment. "It hurt quite a lot during the last few points and I was getting worried. But I just held on to my lead, " Lin said. The listless Lee could not take advantage of Lin's injury. His game was peppered with unforced errors.? "I was very tired today and just not cope with Lin's game," Lee said. "He is very tough to play, and although he was injured he still could play that powerfully," he added. The women's doubles title went to China's Gao Ling and Huang Sui who beat their compatriots Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen 6-15, 15-11, 15-2. Gao also won the mixed doubles title when she partnered with Zhang Jun to beat Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms of England in a repeat of the 2004 Athens Olympics final. The Chinese pair lost the first game 15-12 after leading by 11-5 and were trailing 13-14 in the second game. But they pulled off a seemingly impossible feat when they saved five match points and staged a ferocious comeback to win the second game 17-14 and the third one 15-1. The loss left the English duo distraught. "We think we should have won. When you have five match points you should win. It was quite a strange match," Robertson said. The men's doubles title went to Eriksen Jens and Lundgaard Hansen Martin of Denmark.
(Xinhua News Agency January 23, 2006) |
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