An intense match between Switzerland’s Jenjira Stadelmann and Ireland’s Rachael Darragh finished off today’s second session. Stadelmann narrowly clinched victory in the two final games, overturning a match point against her to triumph in a pivotal moment in the second game after losing the first one. The final score is 13-21, 24-22, 21-15, showing what a fierce battle it was from both players.

Despite their spirited performances, both have faced and will be facing a daunting challenge in Group L, dominated by one of the top contenders for the women's singles medal, Carolina Marin. For either Stadelmann or Darragh to have a chance at advancing, Marin would need to falter against Darragh tomorrow — a scenario that seems rather unlikely given Marin's formidable track record. It will be exciting to see if Darragh can surprise us.