England’s Lane-Vendy serve stunner to land men’s doubles title


Surprise package: England’s Ben Lane (right) and Sean Vendy celebrating after beating Indonesia’s Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana in the Swiss Open. — AP

PETALING JAYA: England’s Ben Lane-Sean Vendy stole the show in the Swiss Open when they toppled Indonesia’s Shohibul Fikri-Bagas Maulana to capture the men’s doubles title.

The world No. 21 English pair edged the 2022 All-England champions 24-22, 28-26 in a nail-biting final in Basel yesterday.

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