Danai and Suchanan Storm to Round 3

   The top seed Danai, showing no sign of the knew injury, wasted just 40 minutes to vanquish Razian Rawi of Malaysia 6-0 6-1 in the men's singles category.

   Suchanan, after a first round bye, dropped just two games to eliminate Lydia Steinbach of Germany 6-2 6-0 in just an hour.

   "It was not easy like the score suggested. She hit a lot of spins which made it difficult to play her. But in the second set she was not as patient as she was in the first. I guess she was tired,'' said the laws student of the Bangkok University.

   But the former Thai No 2, who drops to No 396 in the world this week, has a big assignment in her third round match as her rival is eighth-seeded Melissa Torres of Mexico, No 296.

   "I have a really tough draw. She is very solid from the baseline and hits spin ball. I will try my best as I want to win a medal here,'' said Suchanan.

 Lerpong Amsa-ngiam

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