Reunited Tang Jie-Ee Wei Off To Winning Start In Singapore Open
World number four Tang Jie-Ee Wei, who resumed their partnership after a temporary split, needed just 31 minutes to see off the challenge of the world number 42 ranked Americans at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
The Malaysians will take on Taiwan's Ye Hong Wei-Nicole Gonzales Chan in the second round.
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