Four Malaysian men's pairs smash into French Open second round
KUALA LUMPUR: Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik continued their strong form on the European swing by brushing aside China's two-time Thomas Cup heroes He Ji Ting-Ren Xiang Yu in the French Open first round on Wednesday.
KUALA LUMPUR: Four Malaysian men's doubles pairs advanced to the second round of the French Open on Wednesday. Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik defeated China's He Ji Ting-Ren Xiang Yu in 37 minutes, extending their head-to-head advantage to 3-2. Meanwhile, Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun came from behind to beat Japan's Kakeru Kumagai-Hiroki Nishi in 55 minutes.
However, Chia Wei Jie-Teo Ee Yi lost to Hu Ke Yuan-Lin Xiang Yi, ending Malaysia's streak of four men's doubles pairs in the last 16. The winners of Chong-Tee Kai Wun and Wei Jie-Teo Ee Yi's matches could face each other in the quarter-finals, while Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin and Aaron Tai-Yap Roy King also advance to the second round.
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