A first-round exit for Harmeet and Yashaswini in mixed doubles

The Indian mixed doubles pair of Harmeet Desai and Yashaswini Ghodpade went down in the first round against the French pair despite leading the match by two games to nil.

The French pair made an outstanding comeback using their flat drives to intercept the two Indians and level the scores to force a decider.

In the deciding game, the Indian pair had three game points opportunity, but then Harmeet missed an easy block shot in the empty space and eventually lost the match after extra points.

Final score: Harmeet-Yashaswini (IND) 2-3(11-8, 11-6, 10-12, 8-11, 10-12) Poret-Hochart (FRA)