Paris, France — Malaysia’s top men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik kept their nation’s hopes alive at the 2025 French Open, advancing to the semi-finals after a thrilling three-game battle against Indonesia’s Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani on Friday.
The second seeds fought hard for 21–19, 16–21, 21–19 victory in a match filled with long rallies and defensive brilliance that lasted just over an hour at the Glaz Arena.
Watch highlights of Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik vs. Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani in the 2025 French Open quarter-final:
Chia and Soh, who are chasing their first title of the year, will next face Indonesia’s No. 8 seeds Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri, aiming to avenge their younger compatriots Junaidi Arif/Yap Roy King, who lost 14–21, 22–24 to the same pair earlier in the quarter-finals.
Other Malaysian Results:
It was a bittersweet day for Malaysia, as the country’s strong presence in the men’s doubles draw came to an end — leaving Chia and Soh as the only survivors.
Seventh seeds Man Wei Chong/Tee Kai Wun fell 21–18, 14–21, 10–21 to world No. 1 Koreans Kim Won Ho/Seo Seung Jae, while third seeds Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin narrowly lost a thriller to Denmark’s Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 21–14, 17–21, 23–25.
The Danish duo will face Kim/Seo in the other men’s doubles semi-final.
Men’s Singles: Antonsen Stuns Axelsen
Denmark’s Anders Antonsen delivered a major upset by knocking out two-time Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen 21–15, 17–21, 21–12, setting up a semi-final meeting with China’s Li Shi Feng.
Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn will face home favorite Christo Popov of France in the other men’s singles semi-final.
Women’s Singles:
The women’s singles semi-finals promise blockbuster matchups — world No. 1 An Se Young of Korea will meet China’s Chen Yu Fei, while Han Yue will face teammate Wang Zhi Yi in an all-Chinese bottom half.
Women’s Doubles:
China’s world No. 1 pair Chen Qing Chen/Jia Yi Fan defeated Malaysia’s Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan 21–16, 21–16 to advance. They will play compatriots Li Yi Jing/Luo Xu Min in the semi-finals.
The top half will feature an all-Japanese showdown between Yuki Fukushima/Mayu Matsumoto and Arisa Igarashi/Chiharu Shida.
Mixed Doubles:
The semi-final lineup will see Denmark’s Mathias Christiansen/Alexandra Bøje face Thailand’s Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Supissara Paewsampran, while Hong Kong’s Tang Chun Man/Tse Ying Suet will take on China’s Feng Yan Zhe/Huang Dong Ping.
Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik’s fighting spirit ensured Malaysia remains in contention for a title in Paris — and they now carry the nation’s hopes into the 2025 French Open semi-finals.
