Pang Ron-Pei Jing move to second round of French Open

Malaysian mixed doubles shuttlers Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing have advanced to the second round of the French Open after defeating a higher-ranked Chinese pair in their opening round match. The pair, who have climbed 20 spots to 31st in the world rankings recently, defeated Gao Jia Xuan-Wu Meng Ying 14-21, 21-15, 21-15 in 46 minutes.

They will face Taiwan’s 23rd-ranked pair Liu Kuang Heng-Hsu Yin Hui in the last-16 tomorrow. Meanwhile, Malaysia's top mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Jemie Lai were eliminated in the opening round by a German pair.

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