French Open: Cherishing Second ‘First Win’
He has a win in the bag over Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan but for Lee Jhe-huei, beating the Indonesians in the YONEX French Open 2022 first round is still an “incredible feat”.
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At the Badminton Asia Championships in 2018, Lee and then partner Lee Yang defeated Ahsan/Setiawan to advance to the quarterfinal they lost to Liu Cheng and Zhang Nan. At Stade Pierre de Coubertin, this time with Yang Po-hsuan by his side, Lee picked up a 21-16 23-21 result.
“This feels like a first win. To defeat these legends is an incredible feat,” gushed Lee.
Yang expanded: “It adds to our confidence to beat such a decorated pair.”