Orleans Masters: Thrilling Win for Garcia/Rodriguez
Spain’s Ruben Garcia and Lucia Rodriguez bounced back from a run of three straight first round defeats with a thrilling quarterfinal win over Zhu Yi Jun/Li Qian at Orleans Masters 2026.
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The world No.42 pair, who have won only one match from their last five tournaments, scored a morale-boosting win over recent Swiss Open runners-up Zhu Yi Jun/Li Qian 21-23 23-21 21-19.
Garcia/Rodriguez take on Mathias Christiansen/Alexandra BØje, with the Danes progressing at the cost of Indonesian opponents. The second seeds were tested in a close first game by Amri Syahnawi/Nita Violina Marwah but wrapped up the match in straight games, 21-19 21-16.
It was a good day for Europe overall. In the top half, home hopefuls Thom Gicquel/Delphine Delrue took down Swiss Open champions Cheng Xing/Zhang Chi 21-9 21-23 21-17 to make their second straight final.