Kunlavut Vitidsarn got off to a winning start in his bid for back-to-back titles at the Singapore Open yesterday.
The seventh-seeded Thai, who won the Thailand Open on Sunday, defeated Taiwan’s Wang Tzu-wei 21-15, 14-21, 28-26 in the US$850,000 tournament.
In the last-16 round of the World Tour Super 750 event, Kunlavut, who also won in India earlier this year, faces Ng Tze Yong of Malaysia.
In the mixed doubles first round, Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai of Thailand came from behind to beat Yuki Kaneko and Misaki Matsumoto from Japan 14-21, 21-13, 21-10.
The third-seeded Thais are chasing their second title of the year after their win in Malaysia last month.
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