Just runner-up in Germany, why did Nguyen Thuy Linh stop at the French Open badminton tournament early?

Although rated higher than Wen Chi-hsu because of her higher ranking (22 compared to 27) and having won against her opponent in both previous encounters, Nguyen Thuy Linh did not play as expected. The main reason was that the No. 1 Vietnamese player's physical condition was not good after having just "plowed" to the final match of the German Open which ended a few days ago.

Nguyen Thuy Linh stopped in the first round of the 2024 French Open badminton tournament

In the first set, Wen Chi-hsu started the game strongly, using powerful smashes effectively while Nguyen Thuy Linh mainly set the shuttlecock to distribute her strength but was also unsuccessful. The Taiwanese player had an impressive scoring streak to win 21/16 in the first set.

In the second set, Nguyen Thuy Linh further exposed her physical weakness while Wen Chi-hsu was mentally excited, continuing to be effective in smashes and excellent in defense. The world's 27th ranked player continued to have a strong breakthrough to win 21/12 and close out a convincing 2-0 victory.

Poor physical condition caused Nguyen Thuy Linh to lose to a player who was rated lower.

Stopping in the first round of the women's singles of the French Open when losing to Wen Chi-hsu after 34 minutes of competition, Nguyen Thuy Linh has more time to rest and recover before participating in the All England Open badminton tournament taking place from March 12 to 17. This is a tournament in the World Tour Super 1,000 system, a higher level than the French Open with a total prize money of 1.3 million USD. The draw results of the All England Open were also not favorable for Nguyen Thuy Linh when she had to face the No. 2 seed Chen Yufei (China, world No. 2, reigning Olympic gold medalist) in the first round.

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