Carolina Marín was eliminated in the round of 16 of the Malaysian Open before the danish Kjaersfeldtwho beat Huelva in 3 sets (19-21; 21-19; 13-21) in 1 hour and 14 minutes of the match. Carolina thus added two consecutive tournaments falling in the round of 16, precisely after reappearing in a stellar way, winning his sixth continental title after 11 months of ordeal due to his knee injury.
The equality was maximum in the first two sets, the first fell on the Danish side and the second on the triple world champion and Olympic champion. In the third, the same trend continued until the tie at 9, at which point the Danish player got a run of 5-0 (14-9) that dynamited the match.
With 17-13, Kjaersfeldt achieved a 4-0 that closed the set and the match in his favor by 21-13, which ended with the six-time European champion dropped out of the tournament unexpectedly.
The goal is to progress
Despite that European title, Carolina knew that she still had a long way to go to find her best level, and in these two tournaments that was her main goal.
Little by little she improved and the player herself assured that she was happy after her comfortable debut in Kuala Lumpur, in which she defeated the French Qi Xuefei in two sets (21-7 and 21-16). But he already warned that “I am still far from my 100%”, although he did point out that the sensations “are gradually becoming much better, better than in the European Championship”. This did not prevent her from falling to the Danish Kjaersfeldt, who achieved her first victory against the Spanish after suffering 11 defeats against the Spanish roller.
The next August 21 will start the Badminton World Cup y Carolina He accumulates two defeats in the round of 16 in the last two Open, something that should serve as another stimulus to continue progressing ahead of the World Cup.
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