European stars meet Asian walls

Poland’s Jakub Dyjas and Natalia Partyka met the same fate as their French colleagues Tristan Flore and Laura Gasnier, as the Asians from Japan and China saw their pairs off in style.

Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito took care of Dyjas and Partyka in a 3-0 win (11-2, 11-6, 11-4) in under 15 minutes. Their Chinese friends Lin Gaoyuan and Wang Manyu kept up their run of victories when they beat Flore and Gasnier by the exact same scoreline (11-9, 11-7, 11-7).

Let the battles begin!