Rouxel Wins Thriller Over Wangcharoen
Frenchman Thomas Rouxel rode on the energy of home support in a thrilling opening round victory over Kantaphon Wangcharoen at the YONEX French Open 2021.
· DEV SUKUMAR
Rouxel recovered from the loss of the opening game and then edged Wangchaoroen in a riveting third game after saving five match points, 15-21 21-11 27-25.
In the second round Rouxel faces Lee Cheuk Yiu, who caused the upset of the opening day beating third seed Anders Antonsen 21-19 21-19.
The home crowd received a further treat in men’s doubles when Popov brothers Christo and Toma Junior outplayed Daniel Lundgaard/Mathias Thyrri 17-21 23-21 21-10 after saving a match point.