Thai Campaigns Snapped in Japan.
Play
All Thai players collapsed in their campaigns in Japan both in the men’s and women’s categories on Friday.
In Tokyo, 2014 champion Luksika Kumkhum lost the quarter-final match to top seed and world No 24 Zhang Shuai of China 6-7 (3-7) 1-6.
In the doubles semi-finals, rain interruption stopped the momentum of Varatchaya Wongteanchai and Jessica Moore of Australia who were leading Jamie Loeb of the US and An Sophie Mestach of Belgium at 4-2.
When play resumed two hours later, the American-Belgian pair took charge and went on to win the match 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 in one hour and 35 minutes.
In Kobe, Japan, Sonchat Ratiwatana and Yi Chu-Huan of Taiwan went down to Ante Pavic of Croatia and Daniel Masur of Germany 6-3 5-7 8-10 in the US$50,000 Hyogo Noha Challenger.
