Yamaguchi wins her third badminton singles title at Japan Open
OSAKA, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Two-time world champion Akane Yamaguchi from Japan overcame South Korea's An Se-young in straight sets to win her third women's singles title at the Japan Open badminton tournament here on Sunday.
Yamaguchi, who defeated China's Olympic champion Chen Yufei to retain her world title last Sunday, breezed past a fatigued An 21-9, 21-15 in just 38 minutes.
"We were both tired, but I