Long before green energy was as popular as it is today, Shanghai-born Ellis Yan was charged up.

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The same year, she teamed-up with Yan Zi to win the bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics.

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Ms Yan believes losses will bump up in the coming year, but remain between 50 and 60 basis points, still extraordinarily low.

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To keep up with rivals, Yan, 56, says family-run TCP may have to look for outside capital.

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Chinese wild card Bai Yan , ranked 465th in the world, set up a meeting with Andy Murray after upsetting world number 30 Radek Stepanek 6-4 6-4.

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So Yan, for all of his foresight, still needs to keep coming up with bright ideas.

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