Number 1 seed Nguyen Thuy Linh asserted her strength as the world's 27th ranked player when facing the world's 80th ranked player Manami Suizu, winning the first set 21/12. This was a match in which the player from Phu Tho played aggressively, effectively leaving Manami Suizu helpless. In which she had a breakthrough to score 7 consecutive points before winning.
Nguyen Thuy Linh enters the women's singles final of the 2023 Vietnam Open Badminton Tournament
The situation changed in the second set when Manami Suizu played a strong and effective attack while Nguyen Thuy Linh could not maintain the attacking pressure as in the first set and missed many times. The Japanese player continuously led before winning 21/16, equalizing the score 1-1.
Manami Suizu defeated Nguyen Thuy Linh in the second game but fell in the deciding third game.
Entering the decisive third set, Vietnam's No. 1 player played explosively. From being down 3/2, Nguyen Thuy Linh scored 14 consecutive points to lead 16/3 before winning 21/7 and winning the ticket to the final. This was Nguyen Thuy Linh's longest scoring streak since the beginning of the Vietnam Open and rarely happened in the semi-finals of international tournaments because the level gap between the players was not too different.
Vietnam's No. 1 tennis player Nguyen Thuy Linh had a streak of 14 consecutive points in the semi-final against Manami Suizu.
Sharing after the rather difficult victory over the Japanese player, Nguyen Thuy Linh said that she lost the second set because she made many mistakes, played the shuttlecock hastily and did not put in good pressure to attack. "I adjusted in time to attack more in the third set and created good pressure to win. I will try to make the least mistakes in the final match because I want to keep the cup at home," Nguyen Thuy Linh said.
Akari Kurihara is Nguyen Thuy Linh's opponent in the final.
Nguyen Thuy Linh's opponent in the women's singles final of the 2023 Vietnam Open badminton tournament taking place tomorrow is Japanese player Akari Kurihara (ranked 156th in the world). Having to compete from the qualifying round, Akari Kurihara showed great form, defeating strong opponents to reach the final.
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