French Open: Satwik-Chirag clinches men's doubles crown for 2nd time with straight-game win - Highlights
Catch the highlights of French Open Super 750 men's doubles final between India's Satwik-Chirag and Chinese Taipei's Lee-Yang from the Adidas Arena on Sunday.
Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (Source: BAI)
World no. 1 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty blew away world no. 16 Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan of Chinese Taipei in the French Open men's doubles final at the Adidas Arena in Paris on Sunday evening.
The Indian pair took just 36 minutes to win their first title of the year, and their second at the French Open Super 750 since 2022.
Satwik and Chirag beat Lee and Yang 21-11, 21-17 in what was their first meeting since the 2021 World Championships.
With this win, the Indian combo has maintained a 3-0 clean sheet against Lee and Yang.
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Satwik and Chirag beat Lee Jhe-Huei-Yang Po-Hsuan to win the French Open men's doubles crown 21-11, 21-17 in just 36 minutes.
The Indian pair wins the game 21-17. Chirag gets a slot of space to play a mighty smash.
But Satwik and Chirag still have four match points.
Smash by Satwik. And the Indian duo is on match point at 20-16.
Satwik's game awareness fetches a winner. He hits Lee's face. The Indians are now on a three-point advantage at 18-19.
They are now on a 19-15 lead as they win a point, placing the shuttle in the frontcourt.
The Chinese Taipei trails by two points at 15-17.
Two points in a row for the Indian pair. They lead 16-14 now.
Lee and Yang go long and Satwik-Chirag draws level at 14-14.
The shuttle hits Chirag's face. It is 14-13 lead for Lee and Yang.