Saarlorlux Open Super 100: India's Rohan Kapoor-Sanjana Santosh pair go down fighting to France's Eloi Adam, Margot Lambert in opening round
Rohan and Sanjana put up a stiff resistance before losing 19-21, 21-13, 14-21 to Adam and Lambert in a 51-minute opening round match.
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Rohan and Sanjana put up a stiff resistance before losing 19-21, 21-13, 14-21 to Adam and Lambert in a 51-minute opening round match.
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Later in the day, Kiran George will take on China's Liu Hai Chao, while BM Rahul Bharadwaj faces Belgium's Rowan Scheurkogel.
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Lakshya Sen and Mithun Manjunath received byes in the opening round.
Saarbrucken: Indian mixed doubles pair of Rohan Kapoor and Sanjana Santosh fought hard before going down to French combination of Eloi Adam and Margot Lambert in the opening round of the SaarLorLux Open Super Tour 100 on Tuesday.
Rohan and Sanjana put up a stiff resistance before losing 19-21, 21-13, 14-21 to Adam and Lambert. AFP
Rohan and Sanjana put up a stiff resistance before losing 19-21, 21-13, 14-21 to Adam and Lambert in a 51-minute opening round match here.
Later in the day, Kiran George will take on China's Liu Hai Chao, while BM Rahul Bharadwaj faces Belgium's Rowan Scheurkogel.
Lakshya Sen and Mithun Manjunath received byes in the opening round.
Saina Nehwal, who had reached the quarterfinals at French Open last week, has withdrawn from the tournament and is likely to play at the China Open next month.
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