Three Malaysian men's pairs smash into French Open quarter-finals
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia are assured of at least one men's doubles semi-finalist at the French Open after Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun set up an all-Malaysian quarter-final showdown with Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik on Friday.
Three Malaysian men's doubles pairs have advanced to the French Open quarter-finals. Man Wei Chong-Kai Wun and Aaron-Chia Soh Wooi Yik will face off in an all-Malaysian quarter-final after defeating Japan's Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi 25-23, 21-14. The Malaysians have now levelled their head-to-head record at 2-2 with the former world champions.
Meanwhile, Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin also reached the quarter-finals after defeating Denmark's Daniel Lundgaard-Mads Vestergaard 21-6, 14-21, 21-18. The victory secured a second consecutive French Open quarter-final appearance. The Malaysian pairs will now face off against South Korea's world No. 1 Kim Won Ho-Seo Seung Jae, who leads their rivalry 4-2.
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