French Open: At Long Last, Party in Paris
For the longest time, the French Open was not the happiest place for Indian men’s pairs and Malaysian women’s pairs.
· PREM KUMAR
Paris had proven a barren land for title harvests until yesterday, when Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty and Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan ended their nations’ drought with statement victories at Stade Pierre de Coubertin.
Partho Ganguli/Vikram Singh were the last to taste glory for India until Rankireddy and Shetty’s 21-13 21-19 win over Lu Ching Yao/Yang Po Han.
“We didn’t know it had been that long,” admitted Rankireddy post-match. “We feel great, we worked hard for this. It’s been a dream tournament.”