KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s top women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah staged a gritty fightback to reach the French Open 2026 final after overcoming Japan’s Rin Iwanaga-Kie Nakanishi in Paris today.
Sport : Pearly-Thinaah Reach French Open Final After Dramatic Second-Game Comeback
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Malaysia's Pearly-Thinaah won a dramatic second-game comeback to reach the French Open 2026 final.
- Pearly-Thinaah defeated Japan's Rin Iwanaga-Kie Nakanishi 21-17, 22-20.
- They trailed 3-12 in the second game but came back to win.
- They will face either Japan's Yuki Fukushima-Mayu Matsumoto or Indonesia's Rachel Allessya Rose-Febi Setianingrum in the final.
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