Indian women’s pair reach German Open quarters
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand beat their opponents to reach the quarterfinals of the German Open 2024 tournament on Thursday.
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INDIAN DUO NEEDED ONLY 28 MINUTES TO ADVANCE
The Indian world No.23 pair swept No.141 Sonia Horinkova and Katarina Zuzakova of Chechia, 21-10, 21-11, in their round of 16 matchup. Jolly and Gopichand finished their match in only 28 minutes to reach the last eight.
The Commonwealth Games bronze medallists were only challenged early before the mid-term intervals of both games. Jolly and Gopichand, however, turned up their games after to cruise their way into the next round.
They will next face the winner of the match between Francesca Corbett and Allison Lee of the US against Li Yi Jing and Luo Xu Min of China for a place in the semifinals.
MALAYSIAN PAIR BUCKS LATE SCARE TO WIN
Meanwhile, Tan Kian Meng and Lai Pei Jing overcame a late scare from Gregory Mairs and Jenny Mairs of England to pull off a 24-22, 20-22, 21-19 victory.
The Malaysian independent mixed doubles pair proved steadier in the crucial parts of the deciding set. This enabled them to hurdle the English husband and wife tandem and advance to the next round
Kian Meng and Pei Jing will next face Indonesia’s Rinov Rivaldy and Pitha Hanityas Mentari for a place in the quarter-finals.
