After two easy victories, Nguyen Thuy Linh played his quarter -final against Ratchano Intanon (Thailand) early this morning on March 2. Ratchanok Intanon, 2013 world champion, is currently in the 14th place in the classification of the World Badminton Federation (BWF).
It is a real major challenge for the Vietnamese tennis player, because she never won during her previous meetings.
Nguyen Thuy Linh created the surprise by defeating the former world champion Ratchano Intanon (photo: BWF)
Thuy Linh took the advantage over the Thai. His confidence and his diversified style of attack allowed the Vietnamese to quickly dig a comfortable gap.
The fact of being continuously in the lead allowed the number 1 tennis player of Vietnam to play brilliantly and to win 21-13 in the first set.
In the second set, Nguyen Thuy Linh continued to play well, while Ratchanok Intanon failed to show up. The former world number 1 has played better than in the first set, sometimes reducing the two -point gap with the Vietnamese. However, Thuy Linh has better exploited his opportunities and win on the score of 21-15.
Ratchano Intanon lost against Nguyen Thuy Linh in a 33 -minute match (photo: BWF)
With her victory over the Thai player, Nguyen Thuy Linh accesses the semi-finals of the simple ladies of the German-style badminton tournament 2024.
The opponent of the Vietnamese tennis player is the winner of the match between the second seeded Kim Ga-Eun (Korea, 13th in the world) and Supanida Katethong (Thailand, 17th in the world).
Source : https://nld.com.vn/nguyen-thuy-linh-danh-bai-cuu-vo-dich-the-gioi-nguoi-thai-lan-196240302075651058.htm
