Paris: The World No. 1 men’s singles player – Kento Momota of Japan who retired from the 2021 French Open semi-final when playing against teammate World No. 13 Kanta Tsuneyama last Saturday, issued an apology on his Instagram after the match, saying that he was forced to pull out of the tournament after sustaining an injury to his back at the end of the first game. Continue reading Kento Momota Apologizes for Retiring from 2021 French Open
Category: 2021 French Open
Ko Sung-hyun/Shin Baek-cheol’s Resurgence at French Open Proves They’re Still a Serious Threat in Men’s Doubles
Paris: It’s been 7 years since they won the 2014 World Championships men’s doubles title in Copenhagen. After that, Korea’s World No. 27 Ko Sung-hyun/Shin Baek-cheol had never again reached the heights they did in 2014. Continue reading Ko Sung-hyun/Shin Baek-cheol’s Resurgence at French Open Proves They’re Still a Serious Threat in Men’s Doubles
Marcus Gideon/Kevin Sukamuljo to Light Up French Open Final Against Ko Sung Hyun/Shin Baek Cheol
Paris: World No. 1 men’s pair – Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo of Indonesia, defending their second French Open title as a pair, are one game away to end their 650 days title drought in an individual event. Even though the Indonesian team just won the prestigious Thomas Cup on Oct 17, 2021, but Gideon/Sukamuljo’s last individual title was at the 2020 Indonesia Masters, beating compatriots Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan in the final 21–15, 21–16 on January 19, 2020. Continue reading Marcus Gideon/Kevin Sukamuljo to Light Up French Open Final Against Ko Sung Hyun/Shin Baek Cheol
Kento Momota, Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik Reach French Open Semis
Paris: Japan’s World No. 1 men’s singles player – Kento Momota continued his impressive run at the 2021 French Open on Friday, coming back from a 7-14 deficit in the first game to outplay World No. 20 Shesar Hiren Rhustavito of Indonesia 21-19, 21-11 to set up a semi-final encounter with compatriot, World No. 13 Kanta Tsuneyama on Saturday. Continue reading Kento Momota, Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik Reach French Open Semis
Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying Get Revenge for All England Heartbreak by Beating Yuki Kaneko/Misaki Matsutomo To Qualify for French Open Quarters
Paris: The mixed doubles World No. 8 Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying of Malaysia avenged their 2021 All England heartache as they dumped World No. 17 Yuki Kaneko/Misaki Matsutomo of Japan out of the French Open on Thursday – and cruised into the quarter-finals. Continue reading Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying Get Revenge for All England Heartbreak by Beating Yuki Kaneko/Misaki Matsutomo To Qualify for French Open Quarters
Viktor Axelsen Joins Lee Zii Jia on 2021 French Open Exit list
Paris: The Tokyo Olympics gold medalist and last week’s Denmark Open champion – Viktor Axelsen of Denmark was not planning to seek his first French Open title which kicked off its first day of proceeding on Oct 26, withdrawing from the BWF World Tour Super 750 event on Wednesday. Continue reading Viktor Axelsen Joins Lee Zii Jia on 2021 French Open Exit list
Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi Enter 2021 French Open Second Round
Paris: After losing a very close first game to compatriots – Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin 22-24, as Malaysia’s World No. 16 Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi were on the verge of losing the first round of the 2021 French Open when they were trailing 18-20 in the second set, Ong/Teo then able to save a match point to narrow the gap to 19-20. Suddenly, Teo got a lucky net shot when the shuttlecock he returned hit the net and tumbled over to Goh/Izzuddin’s side of the court to level the score at 20-20, motivating Ong/Teo to win the game 22-20. Continue reading Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi Enter 2021 French Open Second Round