No feat for Qi Xuefei. The French badiste, diminished by a recent operation on her left knee, suffered the law of Tzu-Ying Tai on Wednesday during her last match of the group stage. Totally overtaken by the world number 1, she conceded the first set 21-10. She raced into the lead in the second set, leading 5-1, but couldn’t hold her advantage, eventually losing 21-13. A setback synonymous with elimination for Qi Xuefei, who ended with a victory, acquired against the Swiss Sabrina Jaquet, and two defeats in Pool P.
“My knee is not well at all, I could not move”
“It was a difficult match, I had already given everything in my previous matches. It’s sad…she slips, in tears. My knee is not well at all, I couldn’t move today (Wednesday), it was worse than the day before yesterday. » Xuefei Qi suffers from cartilage problems in both knees, and had surgery on his left two months ago. “I was only able to train for five weeks before leaving for Tokyo. It’s a great chance to be able to meet the world’s top level, and I’m really sad and disappointed because I couldn’t show my best level at the Games. »
At 29, the French number 1 does not know if she will continue to Paris in 2024. “It’s my knee that will decide”she concludes.
His Taiwanese opponent reaches the knockout phase thanks to this third success in as many games. The winner of the World Tour Finals will try to win her first Olympic medal, having left the tournament in the round of 16 in 2012 and 2016.
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