Gicquel/Delrue Topple Top Seeds
Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue kept themselves in the hunt for a semifinal place with a takedown of top seeds Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Supissara Paewsampran, making it a profitable day for France after Christo Popov…
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Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue kept themselves in the hunt for a semifinal place with a takedown of top seeds Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Supissara Paewsampran, making it a profitable day for France after Christo Popov had won his second straight match.
The French duo had fallen in an exciting first match in Group A to Feng Yang Zhe/Huang Dong Ping on the opening day, but kept a high level against the Thais. In a match that buzzed with pace and intensity all the way, Gicquel and Delrue prevailed 14-21 21-14 21-18.
“We followed the plan more than in first game,” said Delrue. “In the first game, it was hard to play really short and under the net, and we talked about that, and after that we fight a lot to do that and it was working.”