There will be many French representatives in the quarter-finals of the French Open badminton tournament. After the defeats of Toma Junior Popov and Arnaud Merklé in the men’s singles on Thursday, Margot Lambert and Anne Tran won their round of 16 in the evening against the South Korean pair Lee/Shin (23-21, 14-21, 21- 13).
In Cesson-Sévigné (Brittany), the double French doubles champions qualified for their first quarter-final at the IFB after an intense match, which could have quickly gone the wrong way for them. But Lambert and Tran seized the first set in overtime, and if they did not find the solutions in the second, they flew through the debates in the decisive round.
Three defeats against the pair that they will meet in the quarters
“It’s a mixture of euphoria and lots of emotions,” commented Anne Tran. We remained faithful to our game plan until the end. We were a little passive in the second set but we were able to remobilize ourselves. » The French women will face the Japanese Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara, 6th in the world rankings, in the next round.
The Asians have won the three previous confrontations but the Blues show this week that they are capable of surpassing their limits. “We weren’t far from them in the three matches,” said Anne Tran. We’re gonna give everything. »
2023-10-26 20:45:06
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