KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 2026, Malaysia’s top women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah and two men’s doubles combinations have advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2026 French Open after winning their respective Round of 16 matches early today.
In the men’s doubles, Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun pulled off an impressive upset by defeating Japan’s eighth seeds Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi 25-23, 21-14 in straight games.
The victory sets up an all-Malaysian quarter-final clash against compatriots Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik.
Professional pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani also secured their place in the last eight after overcoming Denmark’s Daniel Lundgaard-Mads Vestergaard 21-6, 14-21, 21-18 in a hard-fought three-game encounter.
They now face a tough challenge against South Korea’s world number one pair Kim Won-ho-Seo Seung-jae, who have won four of their six previous meetings.
The Korean duo earlier ended the campaign of Malaysia’s young pair Aaron Tai-Yap Roy King, winning 21-14, 21-16.
In the women’s doubles, Pearly-Thinaah had to withstand a strong challenge from fellow Malaysians Ong Xin Yee-Carmen Ting before securing a 21-14, 22-20 victory.
The Malaysian top seeds will next face Bulgaria’s Gabriela Stoeva-Stefani Stoeva for a place in the semi-finals.
-AWANI
