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Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri
beat the Malaysian pair in the first round or round of 32
Australian Open 2025
which took place at Sydney Olympic Park, Tuesday (18/11) afternoon.
Fajar/Fikri, who are the fifth seeds in the Super 500 level tournament, faced Lau Yi Sheng/Lim Tze Jian in the first match.
Facing the pair ranked 88th in the world, Fajar/Fikri were left behind several times.From a score of 2-5, Fajar/Fikri continued to try to equalize.
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Until the first game interval, Fajar/Fikri were trailing 9-1.After taking a break, Fajar/Fikri won five points in a row and went ahead 14-11.This advantage became a revival for the 2025 China Open champion pair before winning 21-15.
Fajar/Fikri were left behind at the start of the second game.After equalizing the score at 2-2, Fajar/Fikri immediately shot and won 7-2.
Fajar/Fikri then led 11-5 and maintained their lead until they finished the second game with a score of 21-10.
Fajar/Fikri will face Chen Zhi Rai/Lin Yu Chieh from Taiwan in the round of 16.
Apart from Fajar/Fikri, Febriana Dwipuji Amalia/Meilysa Trias Puspitasari also secured tickets to the second round after defeating Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Pullela from India.
Ana/Meilysa beat the fourth seed with a convincing score of 21-10, 21-14.
Rachel Allessya Rose/Febi Setianingrum also advanced to the second round after beating Gronya Sommerville/Angela Yu 17-21, 21-14, 21-15.
One Indonesian representative who will still be competing today is the young men’s doubles pair Raymond Indra/Nikolaus Joaquin who will meet Lai Po Yu/Tsai Fu Cheng from Taiwan.
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