KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — Malaysia’s top men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik cruised into the second round of the 2026 French Open at the Arena Grand Paris early today.
The fourth seeds needed just 37 minutes to beat China’s He Ji Ting-Ren Xiang Yu 21-15, 21-19.
They will next face Thailand’s Peeratchai Sukphun-Pakkapon Teeraratsakul, who defeated another Malaysian pair, Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub-Tan Wee Kiong, 19-21, 21-10, 21-19.
Meanwhile, Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun also advanced to the second round after recovering from a first-game defeat to beat Japan’s Kakeru Kumagai-Hiroki Nishi 18-21, 21-15, 21-17.
The Malaysians will next take on eighth seeds Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi of Japan.
In the women’s doubles, Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah defeated Türkiye’s Bengisu Ercetin-Nazlıcan Inci 21-11, 21-15 to set up a second-round clash against fellow Malaysians Ong Xin Yee-Carmen Ting. — Bernama
