Tennis player Nguyen Thuy Linh suffered an unforgettable defeat in the US.

As a strong candidate for the women's singles championship at the 2025 US Open badminton tournament, Vietnam's No. 1 tennis player Nguyen Thuy Linh disappointed when she gave up her racket in the first round.

Thuy Linh lost very painfully

Yesterday (June 26), the 2025 US Open badminton tournament, part of the World Tour Super 300 system of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), took place in the first round. Facing the 16-year-old Indian player Sharma Tanvi, 43 places lower on the BWF rankings, Nguyen Thuy Linh (ranked 23rd in the world), the second seed in the women's singles, was highly rated but lost "white" with a score of 0-2. This is considered a "hard to swallow" defeat for the Dong Nai player. Last month, Nguyen Thuy Linh made her mark by defeating many strong players, reaching the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Masters, part of the World Tour Super 500 system, higher than the US Open.

Tennis player Nguyen Thuy Linh stopped right from the first match of the 2025 US Open badminton tournament.

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According to the coaches, Sharma Tanvi is a young talent on the rise, only 16 years old but already on the list of the Indian women's badminton team. The developments at the beginning of the first set showed that Nguyen Thuy Linh was still superior to her opponent.

However, the loss of breath at the end of the game and then the loss of the game in the second game showed that the number 1 Vietnamese player was not in the best physical and mental condition. The fact that Thuy Linh flew from Vietnam to the US almost halfway around the world right before the tournament, so she did not have time to get used to the time zone, is considered the reason why she was not in good physical condition. In addition, on this tour, Nguyen Thuy Linh was also disadvantaged because she did not have expert Hariawan Hong (Indonesia) accompanying her to support her.

With an early exit in the first round of the women's singles at the 2025 US Open, Nguyen Thuy Linh has had more time to get acquainted and prepare better for the Canada Open, which takes place from July 1 to 6. This is also a tournament in the BWF World Tour Super 300 system. According to the results of the draw just announced, the number 1 Vietnamese player was chosen as the number 2 seed in the women's singles.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tay-vot-nguyen-thuy-linh-that-bai-kho-quen-tren-dat-my-185250626234135943.htm