Malaysia Open 2025: Treesa-Gayatri advance, Lakshya Sen loses in first round

The Indian women's doubles pairing of Teresa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand advanced to the second round of the 2025 Malaysia Open on Tuesday.

Lakshya Sen, however, suffered a first-round exit, losing to Chi Yu Jen.

However, the day's highlight goes to a roof leakage that caused water damage to Court 3 of Axiata Arena during HS Prannoy's match against Brian Yang, causing a lot of time loss and resulting in the rescheduling of fixtures. Prannoy's match will resume on Wednesday.

Winning start for Treesa and Gayatri

After a rather memorable finish to their campaign in 2024, Treesa and Gayatri started 2025 on a positive note, winning their first-round match against Thailand's Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn and Sukitta Suwachai in straight games.

The Indian duo started off on the front foot, quickly establishing a lead, and they never looked back.

They won the first game 21-10 and in the second game, the same scenario unfolded, with the Indians winning it 21-10 and sealing the game in just 30 minutes.

Disappointment from Lakshya Sen

Lakshya Sen started off his 2025 on a disappointing note, losing to Chinese Taipei's Chi Yu Jen.

After losing the first game 14-21, Lakshya Sen was blown away by Yu Jen in the second game, with the Indian managing just seven points against Yu Jen's 21.

Roof leakage and delay

During Prannoy's second game against Brian Yang of Canada, Prannoy complained of a water leak that had crept onto the Curt 3, owing to a leakage on the roof.

It caused a delay of more than two hours, and then when play was resumed, it got called off after five minutes, eventually getting postponed for Wednesday.

Prannoy won the first game 21-12 and is trailing the second game 9-11.

Due to the delay, a lot of the matches got postponed to tomorrow.