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by Trudy Harris
China's world number one and defending champion Zhang Yining fought off a ferocious challenge from Singapore's number nine seed Feng Tian Wei in her quarter-final, before winning 13-11, 12-14, 14-12, 12-10 13-11.
Zhang said she won her match against Feng, which included numerous fast and furious rallies, despite being barred from using her match racquet after it failed inspection from tournament officials.
"I could not attack because of the rubber on the backup racquet. It's not powerful enough," she said.
"She (Feng) has good defence and is good at rallies. Compared to the last time, I feel that she has improved in her ability to sustain a rally. She is still young and has a great future," she said.
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