(BEIJING, June 25) -- World No.1 Xie Xingfang survived a heart-pounding three-game match in the opening round of women's singles competition at the SCG Thailand Grand Prix Gold 2008 on June 25.Xie, girlfriend of World men's No. 1 Lin Dan, defeated her unseeded rival, Julia Pei Xian Wong of Malaysia, in surprisingly tight match, in which all three games were closely contested.The opening game went to Xie, 21-17. However, her Malaysian opponent bounced back to clinch the second game, 21-19 to even the contest.The third and final game was a back-and-forth affair, with the two shuttlers trading the lead several times. Each of them sensed victory when they were tied at 19-19, but Xie's experience and skill finally prevailed as she won the final two points for a 21-19 win.The remaining three women's seeds all progressed to the second round although third-seed Chen Wang of Hong Kong had to come from a game down to defeat Malaysia's Anita Raj Kaur, 16-21, 21-13, 21-18.Xie will take on Indonesian Yuswandari Aprillia on Thursday, June 26 to compete for a spot in the quarterfinals.
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