Thuy Linh won a spectacular comeback against a strong Danish opponent, entering the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament.

In the opening match, Nguyen Thuy Linh defeated the 2019 world champion, Indian No. 1 Pusarla Venkata Sindhu (ranked 16th in the world) while Line Christophersen (Denmark, ranked 35th in the world) defeated Tidapron Kleebyeesun (Thailand, ranked 80th in the world). The Vietnamese No. 1 is determined to defeat the runner-up of the 2018 World Junior Championship to win a ticket to the quarter-finals of the women's singles of the Malaysia Masters 2025 badminton tournament.

Nguyen Thuy Linh makes it to the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Masters 2025 badminton tournament

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Line Christophersen has a good physique, moves quickly and handles the ball skillfully, so she created a tight match, fiercely chasing Nguyen Thuy Linh's score in game 1. Vietnam's No. 1 tennis player actively played diversely, hitting the ball in a variety of ways but was not very effective and was left 3 points behind by her opponent (11/8). With expert Hariawan's "tip" during the break in the middle of the game, Nguyen Thuy Linh returned with 3 consecutive points, equalizing the score of 11/11 with the Danish tennis player.

How did Nguyen Thuy Linh rise up?

Tennis player Line Christophersen launched many powerful smashes to score points, creating a gap of up to 5 points (17/12) against Nguyen Thuy Linh. In a difficult situation, Nguyen Thuy Linh rose strongly, equalizing 17/17. The Danish tennis player continued to take the lead 20/17. Nguyen Thuy Linh persisted to equalize 20/20 but once again let her opponent take the lead and won 22/20 in game 1.

Nguyen Thuy Linh played with great confidence in the deciding match against Line Christophersen.

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Changes in playing style, especially effective in powerful smashes, helped Nguyen Thuy Linh create an overwhelming position against Line Christophersen. The Dong Nai player created a gap of up to 10 points (17/7) before winning 21/11, equalizing the score 1-1 against the Danish player.

The decisive game 3 was full of tension and excitement with a fierce competition in every shot between Nguyen Thuy Linh and Line Christophersen. Vietnam's No. 1 tennis player led many times, at one point creating a 3-point gap (14/11) but Line Christophersen managed to equalize at 14/14. Nguyen Thuy Linh's courage at the decisive moment helped her rise to win 21/18 against Line Christophersen.

A 2-1 victory over Line Christophersen helped Nguyen Thuy Linh advance to the quarterfinals. Nguyen Thuy Linh's opponent in the women's singles quarterfinals of the Malaysia Masters 2025 badminton tournament will be the winner of the internal match between two Chinese players Wang Zhi Yi (ranked 2nd in the world) and Han Qian Xi (ranked 48th in the world).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/thuy-linh-thang-nguoc-ngoan-muc-doi-thu-manh-dan-mach-vao-tu-ket-giai-cau-long-malaysia-masters-185250522121939136.htm