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Carolina Marín goes to the quarterfinals in Osaka and meets with Young

The Spanish Carolina Marín, fifth favorite of the Osaka tournament, qualified this Thursday for the quarterfinals of this appointment of the world circuit with a convincing victory over the Danish Line Christophersen by 21-10 and 21-18 in 40 minutes.

The first game was clearly dominated by the three-time world champion, although in the second she had a small bump that allowed his rival to erase a difference of five points and equalize 15-15; since then Marín took command again until sealing his pass to the next round.

Christophersen is an old acquaintance of the player from Huelva, who defeated her in the 2021 European final, the fifth of the six that Marín has.

Her rival in the quarterfinals will be the South Korean An Se Young, third seedonly 20 years old and a bronze medalist in the last world championship.

The Osaka tournament is the first to be played after that world championship, in which Marín fell in the quarterfinals against the Japanese Akane Yamaguchi. The Japanese is the first favorite in the draw of this Japan Open.

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