Le Duc Phat plays brilliantly, has a beautiful farewell at the 2024 Olympics
Báo Tuổi Trẻ•01/08/2024
Early morning of August 1, tennis player Le Duc Phat had a great match against Prannoy Haseena in the match that decided the ticket to the next round in group K of men's singles badminton at the 2024 Olympics.
Le Duc Phat had performances beyond expectations despite stopping at the men's singles group stage of badminton at the 2024 Olympics - Photo: YOHAN NONOTTE
Before this match, Le Duc Phat ( world rank 70) and Prannoy Haseena (India, world rank 13) both had quick victories when meeting Fabian Roth (Germany, world rank 82). As for Duc Phat, he completed the target of having a win from the coaching staff. Phat's opponent in the match that decided the ticket to the next round was Prannoy Haseena - one of the candidates competing for medals at the 2024 Olympics. In addition, Prannoy won the silver medal at the 2010 Youth Olympics, the bronze medal at the 2023 World Cup, and the silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games. At the beginning of the match, Le Duc Phat confidently entered the match with very solid strokes. Prannoy also proved his class with tight defenses. The two players fought until the score was 8-8, then Duc Phat started to lead 11-9. After a minute of consultation, Le Duc Phat played with great excitement to lead 15-11. The match started off tensely as the two players went head-to-head for points. Prannoy seemed to be showing signs of nervousness, with many awkward moves against the Vietnamese player's excellent form. Duc Phat ended the first set with a score of 21-16. This was Duc Phat's best set of the match.
Badminton player Le Duc Phat (ranked 70th in the world) had the best match of his career against opponent Prannoy Haseena (India, ranked 13th in the world) - Photo: YOHAN NONOTTE
In the second set, Prannoy started well, leading 5-2. Duc Phat calmly played the strategy of sending the shuttlecock to the opponent's backhand and then choosing the right moment to decisively smash to score. Despite chasing fiercely, Duc Phat still could not stop his opponent from raising the score to 17-11. And Prannoy took the lead to end the second set with a score of 21-11. In the decisive third set, Duc Phat focused his strength with powerful smashes, while Prannoy chose to play safely. The two players fought each point until the score was 8-8. Prannoy started to lead 14-9 and ended the match at 21-12. In the end, Prannoy won 2-1 (16-21, 21-11, 21-12) after 62 minutes of play. In the knockout round, Prannoy will meet compatriot Lakshya Sen (ranked 22nd in the world). For Le Duc Phat, although he stopped at the men's singles group stage of the 2024 Olympic badminton, he left a strong impression with performances that exceeded expectations. At the same time, he showed his mettle in his first time participating in the Olympic arena.
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