John Higgins forced to confront 'womanflu' after sizzling display in freezing Glasgow
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Updated 14/12/2017 at 00:18 GMT
John Higgins was left to cope with a dose of 'womanflu' after easing into the Scottish Open last 32 with a superb display against Christopher Keogan.
John Higgins won his 29th career title at the Indian Open
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The four-times world champion could easily have made four centuries in his 4-1 win against the world number 117 at the Emirates Arena, but was content to contribute knocks of 144, 138, 108 and 85 in a flawless display of break-building.
Higgins has been forced to abandon plans to watch his football team Celtic face Hamilton at nearby Celtic Park in the Scottish Premiership on Wednesday evening with wife Denise floored by a seasonal bug.
"My wife has been floored by womanflu so I can't watch Celtic tonight," he said.
"She has been floored the past two days. I have to get right home, get the dinner on and get the kids fed as they'll just be coming in from school.
"I better get home."
Higgins reached the final of this event a year ago losing to Marco Fu in the final, but is hopeful he can enjoy another extended run with a meeting against Gerard Greene in the last 32 next up on Thursday.
Yet it is not a case of practice makes perfect.
"I never picked up my cue yesterday, and did an hour before I came here in the house," said Higgins.
"It doesn't work better in the long run, but sometimes you can get fed up with playing and fed up with you technique and practising.
"Sometimes when you put the cue away, you come back and are quite fresh.
"I've got a decent feeling about this week. I can't play any better than that."
Ronnie O'Sullivan qualified for the third round with a 4-1 win over Robert Milkins.
O'Sullivan carried over his good form after winning the UK Championship, and his first-round win over Michael Georgiou, and made breaks of 112, 72 and 80 before hitting 101 in the fifth frame to clinch an impressive victory.
He will face Li Hang in the next round.
Results Round 2 - Scottish Open
- Peter Ebdon 4-1 Anthony McGill
- Eden Sharav 3-4 Michael Holt
- Ding Junhui 4-2 Chris Wakelin
- Stuart Carrington 4-2 Joe Perry
- Elliot Slessor 4-1 Mei Xiwen
- Ben Woollaston 2-4 Zhang Anda
- Mark Joyce 4-3 Liang Wenbo
- Judd Trump 4-2 Sam Craigie
- Yan Bingtao 4-0 Jamie Jones
- Dominic Dale 1-4 Kyren Wilson
- Stephen Maguire 4-2 Hamza Akbar
- Alfie Burden 2-4 Craig Steadman
- Jimmy Robertson 2-4 Xu Si
- John Higgins 4-1 Christopher Keogan
- Ricky Walden 4-2 Joe Swail
- Jimmy White 1-4 Daniel Wells
- Kurt Dunham 2-4 Peter Lines
- Tom Ford 4-0 Hammad Miah
- Li Hang 4-1 Jamie Curtis-Barrett
- Neil Robertson 4-2 Liam Highfield
- Michael White 4-2 Scott Donaldson
- Niu Zhuang 0-4 Rory McLeod
- Ali Carter 3-4 Ashley Hugill
- Mike Dunn 3-4 Gerard Greene
- Alan McManus 3-4 David Grace
- Chris Totten 4-3 Mitchell Mann
- Marco Fu 4-2 Fang Xiongman
- Zhou Yuelong 4-2 Yu De Lu
- Noppon Saengkham 4-0 Zhang Yong
- Xiao Guodong 4-3 Gary Wilson
- Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-1 Robert Milkins
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