National women's doubles shuttler M. Thinaah, who turned 28 on Jan 3, thanked the fans for their belated birthday song for her after she and Pearly Tan advanced to the second round of the Malaysia Open.<br /><br />The world No. 2 pair beat India's Rutaparna Panda-Swetaparna Panda 21-11, 21-9 in the opening round on Jan 7. It was their first time clearing the first round hurdle in their last three home opens.<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
