 Ouseph has won three consecutive English singles titles |
Rajiv Ouseph scraped through the opening round of the World Championships with a 21-19 15-21 23-21 win over Dutchman Eric Pang in Paris. Ouseph finally secured victory on his fourth match point and the English champion plays Danish 11th seed Jan O Jorgensen in the next round. In the men's doubles, Nathan Robertson and Anthony Clark beat Howard Bach and Tony Gunawan 21-9 22-20. Jenny Wallwork and Gabrielle White also won their match in the ladies doubles. Wallwork and White enjoyed an emphatic 21-3 21-14 win over Milaine Cloutier and Valerie St Jacques. The Leeds-based pair, ranked 20th in the world, are likely to face a far tougher encounter in their next match however.  | 606: DEBATE |
They could meet 10th seeds Petya Nedelcheva of Bulgaria and Anastasia Russkikh of Russia, who are favourites to beat the French pair of Laura Choinet and Weny Rasidi. White could not repeat her success in the mixed doubles as she and Chris Adcock eventually succumbed 21-6 14-21 21-8 to Indian ninth seeds Diju V and Jwala Gutta. Scotland's Alistair Casey and Susan Egelstaff lost their respective singles matches to Canada's David Snider and South Korea's Seung Hee Bae, while compatriots Imogen Bankier and Emma Mason are up against 13th seeds Savitree Amitapai and Vacharaporn Munkit in the ladies doubles. The Welsh pair of Joe Morgan and James Phillips have also been handed a tricky opener as they play Indonesian ninth seeds Alvent Yulianto Chandra and Hendra Aprida Gunawan.
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