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

 Husband-and-wife pair of Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Jemie Lai lose to German rivals in opener.

Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing have moved 20 rungs to 31st in the mixed doubles world rankings in recent weeks. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA:

Mixed doubles shuttlers Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing progressed to the second round of the French Open after coming from a game down to defeat a higher ranked Chinese pair in their opening round tie today.

Pang Ron-Pei Jing, who have climbed 20 spots to 31st in the world rankings in recent weeks, defeated world No 26 pair Gao Jia Xuan-Wu Meng Ying 14-21, 21-15, 21-15 in 46 minutes at the Arena Grand Paris.

They will face Taiwan’s 23rd-ranked pair Liu Kuang Heng-Hsu Yin Hui in the last-16 tomorrow.

Malaysia’s top mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Jemie Lai were knocked out in the opening round by an unheralded German pair.

The husband-and-wife pair lost 7-21, 15-21, 20-22 to Marvin Seidel-Thuc Phuong Nguyen, ranked 27th, in 55 minutes. - FMT