Younousse-Tijan start Itapema Open beach volleyball with win

Qatar’s Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan celebrate their win over Chile’s Marco Grimalt and Esteban Grimalt to win the group opener 27-25, 29-27 in the four-star Itapema Open at the Meia Praia Beach in Itapema, Brazil. They will play against Dutch third seeds Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen to decide the Group B topper.