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Ding off to a flier

Defending champion Ding Ning opened her singles run with a convincing 4-0 win at the world championships in Budapest, Hungary, allowing only 16 points to Egypt鈥檚 Yousra Helmy yesterday. The top seed and three-time Olympic gold medalist is aiming for a third consecutive title and also her fourth gold medal at the world championships. Only three players 鈥 Deng Yaping, Wang Nan and Ding 鈥 all from China, have won the women鈥檚 singles titles three times at the worlds. Ding鈥檚 second-seeded teammate Chen Meng also had a flying start, beating Singapore鈥檚 Wong Xin Ru in four games.


 

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