In the afternoon of September 11 at the Nguyen stadium in (HCMC), Thuy Linh (seeded number 1, 18th in the world) reached the second round of the simple female against the Malaysian player Kisona Selvaduray (77th in the world).
Despite a much higher ranking, Thuy Linh did not start the first set when his opponent played better.
Kisona Selvaduray created the surprise by leading the seeded n ° 1 7-4 then 15-9 before winning 21-14.
Thuy Linh came back in force in set 2, notably with a series of 6 points in the middle of the set to lead 17-10 before winning 21-12.
In the third set, the Vietnamese number 1 dominated its opponent. She chained eight points at the start of the set to lead 11-4, then 16-8 before winning 21-10.
By beating Kisona Selvaduray 2-1 (14-21, 21-12, 21-10), Thuy Linh qualified for the quarter-finals.
During the turn of the 8 strongest players, Thuy Linh will meet his Thai opponent – Nithittikrai (ranked 80th in the world).
The tennis player Nguyen Hai Dang (ranked 63rd in the world) also won the victory after 3 sets in single gentlemen.
In the second round of the simple gentlemen, the seeded number 7 left Manjunath (India, ranked 111st in the world) win 21-17 in the first set but then won 21-17 and 21-18 to access the quarter-finals.
Here, Hai Dang will meet the Chinese tennis player Wang Zi Jun (classified 159th).
Source : https://baovanhoa.vn/the-thao/thuy-linh-nguoc-dong-vao-tu-ket-giai-cau-long-vietnam-open-2025-167542.html
