The remarkable journey continues for the French pair Julien MAIO and Léa PALERMO.
They have just advanced to the next round by defeating the Indian duo REDDY B. Sumeeth - REDDY Sikki in 3 sets with scores of 17-21, 21-19, 21-17. The Indian pair is currently ranked 84th in the world.
It was a tightly contested match from start to finish, with the crowd providing vocal support to the French players throughout.
A particularly noteworthy point defended by Julien MAIO at the net allowed the French team to gain the advantage in the third set.
In the next round, they will face the 7th seeded Malaysian pair HOO Pang Ron and CHENG Su Yin.
