Their amazing journey came to a halt in the final. Delphine Delrue and Thom Gicquel lost this Sunday morning in Jakarta against the Chinese pair Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong, and won the mixed doubles silver medal at the Indonesia Master, a first for the Blues in a Super caliber tournament. 500.
Against the world number 2, Asian champions and silver medalists at the Tokyo Olympics, Gicquel and Delrue held out for half a set (13-13), before being overtaken (21-13, 21-14) . “We lost focus a bit, we thought we had to do more, when what we were doing was good, believes Delphine Delrue. Against these pairs, it does not forgive. »
Victory against the world number 1 pair in the first round
Gicquel and Delrue, 11th in the world and vice-champions of Europe, notably dismissed Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai, the Thai pair number 1 in the world and world champion in the first round, and the Hong Kongers Tang Chun Man-Tse Ying Suet, 7th in the world , in the quarter-finals. “We are happy with the result, and the way was beautiful too, since we applied what we have been working on for the past few months, rejoices Thom Gicquel. It gives confidence for the future. »
The rest starts next week, still in Jakarta, with the Indonesia Open, stamped Super 1000. The French will find, from the first round, the Hong Kong duo Tang-Tse.
