JAKARTA Aprinyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti and Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto qualified for the quarter-finals of the French Open 2023, Thursday, October 26, 2023.
Apri/Fadia, who are the fifth seed in the BWF Super 750 level event, qualified after defeating the Malaysian pair, Vivian Hoo/Lim Chiew Sien in two straight games, 21-8 and 21-18.
In the first game Apri/Fadia appeared solid enough and won easily, but in the second game they had to rise from behind to stop the opponent.
"Earlier in the second game we made a lot of mistakes ourselves because there was a difference quite far from both sides of the field," said Fadia after the match.
This victory also extended Apri/Fadia's winning record over Vivian/Lim to 2-0. One previous victory occurred at the Indonesia Masters 2022
Meanwhile, the first seed Fajar/Rian, qualified for the quarter-finals after defeating Danish representatives, Daniel Lundgaard/Mads Vestergaard, 21-12 and 21-12.
Fajar said he was very happy with the victory. Moreover, he and his colleagues only encountered difficulties in the early days of the first and second games.
"Today we want to press immediately. Our game is quite good. From the attack side, I also feel more ok than the first match," he said.
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