Wang, who at age 32 had previously said this would be her last Hong Kong Open before retirement, also sprang a surprise in beating Xie in a similarly topsy-turvy encounter.

• 对于公众对两人较量的关注，林丹有些不以为然地表示：“其实我也不知道在什么时候，好像突然间很多人开始关注我和陶菲克的比赛，开始有很多媒体出现了很多不一样的报道。