Zii Jia suffers first round French Open defeat


Malaysia's LEE Zii Jia in action against Indonesia's Chico Aura DWI WARDOYO during their Asia Team Championships final singles match in Shah Alam, February 20, 2022. - GLENN GUAN/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Independent men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia crashed out of the French Open after losing to Indonesia's Shesar Hiren 19-21, 18-21 in the first round in Paris on Wednesday (Oct 26).

Just a day after reaching a career-high No. 2 in the world rankings thanks to his runners-up finish in the recent Denmark Open, Zii Jia suffered his second loss to Shesar this year.

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