Last-eight finish in France just the right tonic for Kian Meng-Pei Jing


PETALING JAYA: National mixed doubles pair Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing are hoping to reignite their Tokyo Olympics qualification hopes after reaching the French Open quarter-finals for their best result in three months.

The world No. 14 defeated teammates Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying and Indonesia’s Rinov Rivaldy-Pitha Haningtyas Mentari in the first two rounds but their run was halted by world No. 1 Zheng Siwei-Huang Yaqiong of China 14-21, 22-20, 12-21 on Friday.

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