Badminton Olympic champion Chen reaches semifinals at All England Open
BIRMINGHAM, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion Chen Yufei of China fought hard to reach the women's singles semifinals at the All England Badminton Open here on Friday.
Chen, 25, played a seesaw match against Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in the Birmingham Arena. The fourth seed eventually saw off her Indonesian opponent 24-22 and 23-21 after 56 minutes.
"The match was as tough as what the scoreline showed,