Nguyen Thuy Linh: 'The American opponent is very strong, but I will seize the opportunity'

Right after an easy 2-0 victory in less than half an hour against Tiffany Ho (Australia), ranked 81st in the world at the 2024 Paris Olympics, beautiful Vietnamese female tennis player Nguyen Thuy Linh expressed her determination to reach the next round.

Thuy Linh said: "3 years ago at the Tokyo Olympics, I did not play well when I won 2 and lost 1 match against a Taiwanese player, so I only finished second in a group with 4 players and had to leave early. That was a painful lesson that urged me to be more determined and try harder when returning to the Olympic arena this time. When I was drawn into a group with only 3 players, I knew I had a chance even though this playground is never easy.

Nguyễn Thùy Linh: 'Đối thủ người Mỹ rất mạnh, nhưng tôi sẽ nắm bắt cơ hội'- Ảnh 1. — *Thuy Linh in an easy win against Tiffany Ho*

Playing 2 matches to determine the top position in the knockout round is still more favorable, avoiding the loss of energy when having to "fight" 3 matches. Moreover, starting with opponents from easy to difficult also gives me more confidence. I avoided having to lose a lot of energy to beat Australian player Tiffany Ho and am ready for the decisive match at 8:30 (13:30 Vietnam time) on July 31 with American opponent Beiwen Zhang".

Nguyễn Thùy Linh: 'Đối thủ người Mỹ rất mạnh, nhưng tôi sẽ nắm bắt cơ hội'- Ảnh 2. — *Thuy Linh's bright smile*

Commenting on the person who will compete for the only ticket of this group to continue, Nguyen Thuy Linh only said briefly: "A strong opponent, ranked 11th in the IBF ( International Badminton Federation) rankings, is more than 10 places higher than me, which is enough to show that this match will be very tense. Although I once won against this Chinese-American player at the Canada Open in 2023, that is a story of the past, because now she is much better. If I beat Tiffany Ho 21/6 and 21/3, she will also win just as quickly with 21/9 and 21/4. This is really a very balanced and difficult opponent. I will have to concentrate well and will try to seize the opportunity."

Nguyễn Thùy Linh: 'Đối thủ người Mỹ rất mạnh, nhưng tôi sẽ nắm bắt cơ hội'- Ảnh 3. — *Vietnam sports delegation shares initial joy with Thuy Linh*

Although highly appreciating her opponent, the beautiful girl of Vietnamese badminton is optimistic that she will compete with enthusiasm and hopes to make an impression to enter the round of 16. Expert Hariawan and coach Chu Viet Bac cautiously believe that Thuy Linh will need to stabilize her mentality, not to "fly high" because of an easy victory, especially not to be subjective because the "mountain" ahead as well as the past lesson she encountered at the Tokyo Olympics is to divide her strength and focus well, especially when the match is tense and requires 3 rounds. However, both coaches believe that Thuy Linh will show a fiery style of play in the decisive match with the American player to excite the fans at home.