Nguyen Thuy Linh has excellently defeated Chinese player ranked 15th in the world Zhang Yi Man after 3 tense sets to win the right to enter the quarterfinals of the international badminton tournament in Finland.
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| Nguyen Thuy Linh competes at an international badminton tournament in Finland. (Photo: Tuan Bao) |
Vietnam's No. 1 female tennis player Nguyen Thuy Linh (world No. 26) competed with Zhang Yi Man (world No. 15) in the round of 16 of the 2023 Finland Open badminton tournament last night (October 12).
The match was a delight for viewers from the start as both sides played aggressively to try to gain an early advantage. With some tricky cross-court smashes, Thuy Linh took the lead 8-3.
But Chinese player Zhang Yi Man showed his class with a series of attacks, equalizing the score at 9-9 before taking the lead back to 13-9.
The game turned around once again when Thuy Linh chased fiercely to equalize the gap, then led 16-14. Her tenacity in defense as well as her delicate handling at the net helped Thuy Linh win 21-17 in the first set.
Zhang Yi Man unleashed his strength and determination in the second game, making Nguyen Thuy Linh struggle to defend. The score gap was widened to 7 points (7-14) by her opponent, so Nguyen Thuy Linh decided to proactively control the tempo, play slower and accept a 13-21 loss to save energy for the decisive third game.
Thuy Linh's decision proved to be correct. Although Zhang Yi Man was leading 3-1, Thuy Linh quickly equalized the score to 3-3 and then took the lead over her opponent by 3 points.
Vietnam's No. 1 tennis player continued to play explosively, continuously leading before winning 21-14, closing out the overall victory 2-1 after 3 sets.
This victory helped Thuy Linh enter the quarterfinals. Thuy Linh's next opponent will be former world number 1 Pusarla Sindhu (India, ranked 13th in the world). This match is scheduled to take place on the evening of October 13.
Previously, in the opening match of the 2023 Finland Open badminton tournament taking place on October 10, Thuy Linh caused a shock when she brilliantly came from behind to defeat the world's 10th-ranked Chinese-American player Zhang Beiwen after 3 sets with scores of 17-21, 21-12 and 24-22.
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