Maia retired from her match here last week, and withdrew from the doubles too. I presume her non-participation this week is related to that in some way.
Al Nabhani's form has appeared rather variable in the past, but still a good win for Emily especially if Al Nabhani was having a relatively better day.
Hopefully Emily can now sail through to the final.
-- Edited by indiana on Thursday 18th of August 2016 02:12:16 PM