Serbian pair roll on

Aleksandar Karakasevic with Lubomir Pistej have continued with their strong run of form in Lisbon, as they beat Chinese Taipei’s Feng Yi-Hsin with Li Hsin-Yang in straight games and in under 13 minutes to reach the semi-finals (11-6, 11-1, 11-9).

Meanwhile the host’s Joao Geraldo with Diogo Carvalho also moved on to the final four, beating Russia’s Sadi Ismailov with Denis Ivonin 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 11-7).

 Odo/Shibata shine

Japan’s Satsuki Odo with Saki Shibata were in fine touch as their barrage of forehands accounted for the Spanish duo of Galia Dvorak with Sofia-Xuan Zhang in a 3-1 (11-6, 10-12, 11-4, 11-3) win.

Sadly, it was to be a session of two withdrawals, as Russians Yana Noskova with Olga Vorobeva and Chinese Taipei’s Chen Szu-Yu with Cheng Hsien-Tzu dropped out giving Thailand’s Orawan Paranang with Suthasini Sawettabut, and Puerto Ricans Adriana Diaz with Melanie Diaz quarter-final berths.

Early morning surprise for Brazilians

Bruna Takahashi with Vitor Ishiy were eliminated in a surprise turn of events as Serbians Aleksandar Karakasevic with Izabela Lupulesku turned up with a string show of force to win the match 3-1 (11-7, 11-9, 5-11, 11-3).

Over at table 3, France’s Tristian Flore with Laura Gasnier continued their fine run as they saw off Italians Niagol Stoyanov with Giorgia Piccolin in straight games (11-3, 11-9, 12-10) to reach the semi-finals.

Here we go!