Nguyen Thuy Linh lost in her opening match of the French Open when she faced Wen Chi Hsu (Taiwan, China). This is an opponent that Thuy Linh defeated in both previous encounters. The last time the Vietnamese athlete defeated this opponent was at the end of last year, at the 2023 Denmark Open.
Nguyen Thuy Linh started slowly in this reunion. Meanwhile, her opponent played enthusiastically. Wen Chi Hsu continuously pressed the shuttlecock high and deep, while smashing the shuttlecock accurately down the court. This caused the Vietnamese player a lot of difficulty.
Thuy Linh spent a lot of energy to follow Wen Chi Hsu's shot. In the first set, the 2024 German Open runner-up lost 16-21. In the second set, the Taiwanese player showed her physical strength. This is Linh's weakness because she just finished competing in the German Open 3 days ago.
Thuy Linh was eliminated early from the 2024 French Open badminton tournament.
Wen Chi Hsu excelled in smashes and handled Thuy Linh's serve well. She struggled a bit in the early stages of the set before winning 21-12. The world No. 27 won 2-0, sending Thuy Linh out of the tournament.
This is an unfortunate failure for Nguyen Thuy Linh as she received high expectations from her domestic fans. However, the short break affected Linh's physical strength.
Before that, Thuy Linh showed impressive performance at the German Open despite not having a coach with her. She defeated two strong opponents, Ratchanok Intanon (seed number 3) in the quarter-finals and Kim Ga-eun (seed number 2) in the semi-finals. In the final, the number 1 Vietnamese female tennis player lost to Mia Blichfeldt (Denmark, ranked 22nd in the world). This result helped Thuy Linh climb to 22nd place in the world.
The German Open is a BWF World Tour Super 300 tournament. This is the first time Thuy Linh has reached the final of a tournament at this level. The French Open is a BWF World Tour Super 750 tournament.
Thuy Linh's next tournament is the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships 2024, taking place from March 12-17.
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