KUALA LUMPUR: Shuttler Leong Jun Hao failed to avenge his Denmark Open defeat to Koki Watanabe after losing to the Japanese in the first round of the French Open in Paris on Tuesday.
World No. 31 Jun Hao was beaten by Watanabe 21-15, 21-11 in the Super 750 event.
The Malaysian had also lost to the Japanese in the opening round of the Denmark Open last week.
Following the result, Jun Hao and Watanabe are tied 4-4 in their head-to-head record.
Meanwhile, mixed doubles pair Jimmy Wong-Cheng Su Yin saw their campaign end in the opening round after losing 22-20, 21-18 to Indonesia's world No. 12 pair Amri Syahnawi-Nita Violina Marwah.
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