Le Duc Phat defeated the 1,91 m tall German tennis player, leading Group K of the Olympic Games

The first time he won a ticket to the Olympics, army lieutenant Le Duc Phat aspired to prove himself. The draw brings Vietnam's No. 1 male tennis player into Group K with the participation of world No. 12 player Prannoy (India) and Fabian Roth (Germany No. 82 in the world). The group only selects 1 top ranked player to enter the knockout round, so Duc Phat (ranked 70 in the world) has to compete fiercely.

In the opening match, 28-year-old 1,91 m tall player Fabian Roth lost 0-2 (18/21, 12/21) against seed Prannoy, so it seemed like he had no chance to continue. Meanwhile, Le Duc Phat needs to win against this opponent to play the deciding match at the top of the group with India's No. 1 player.

With the ability to control badminton flexibly and promote powerful and effective shuttlecocks very well, Le Duc Phat quickly created a score gap of 6/3 and then deepened the gap with a fairly easy victory of 21/10. easy in game 1.

Entering the game confidently in game 2, Le Duc Phat got the first points thanks to short shots at the net while German player Fabian Roth also made a self-missing error. Fabian Roth's efforts helped him balance the score at 5/5, but then Le Duc Phat was able to speed up by launching powerful and powerful shuttlecocks to surpass the lead at 9/5, then 11/6, then won 21/ ten.

The final 2-0 victory (October 21, October 10) helped Le Duc Phat temporarily rise to the top of Group K with a better coefficient than Prannoy. The match to decide the top spot in Group K between Le Duc Phat and Prannoy will take place tomorrow morning (August 21).