Thuy Linh was not satisfied when she defeated Vu Thi Trang
On the afternoon of September 13, a large crowd of Ho Chi Minh City spectators came to Nguyen Du Gymnasium to fuel the fire for two Vietnamese female tennis players to face each other. Vu Thi Trang used to hold the number one female position in Vietnam for many years, but due to her age and lack of competition, she is currently only ranked 190th in the world. Meanwhile, Thuy Linh regularly competes internationally, accumulating points so she is ranked 27th in the world. Thuy Linh also just won against Indonesian tennis player ranked 8th in the world Mariska Tunjung at China Open 2023.
Despite being rated higher, Thuy Linh, with only two days to prepare after returning from China Open, still faced many difficulties against her seniors. She took the lead but then lost 16-21 in the first set. In the second set, Thuy Linh faced the risk of being eliminated when Vu Thi Trang led 19-15. But with her bravery and youth, Thuy Linh rose up and scored six points to win 21-19. In the third set, despite making many mistakes, the number one player in Vietnam won 21-19 to advance.
"Today, I am not satisfied with my performance," Thuy Linh said after winning against Vu Thi Trang. "My feeling for the ball was not good, so the match was affected. My opponent - Ms. Trang - also played very well, so it caused me many difficulties. Now I have to actively prepare for the next matches." .
At Vietnam Open 2023, Thuy Linh - the defending champion - is seeded number one, but must immediately meet Vu Thi Trang in the first round. "This is an international tournament, with random draw rules, so I'm a bit sorry that the two sisters had to eliminate each other early. But that's the rule, I can't change it," said the tennis player from Phu Tho.
Thuy Linh is actively participating in many tournaments to accumulate points to find tickets to the 2024 Olympics. After Vietnam Open, she will return to focus on the national badminton team for 12 days and then leave for Hangzhou, China to attend the Asiad. "After Asiad, I will choose many tournaments with levels of Super 300, 500, 700, 1,000 or higher to try to improve my position on the world rankings, thereby earning a spot at the Olympics," said the 25-year-old tennis player. know more.
In the second round tomorrow, September 14, Thuy Linh meets teammate Vu Thi Anh Thu - who previously beat Taiwanese tennis player Chen Su Yu 21-16, 21-8, scheduled at 10:00 a.m.
Vietnam Open 2023 belongs to the Super 100 system of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The tournament takes place from September 12 to 17 at Nguyen Du Gymnasium, Ho Chi Minh City, with 283 players from 23 countries and territories. Host Vietnam has 31 athletes competing in four categories: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles.
This year's prize has a total prize fund of 100,000 USD, higher than 75,000 USD last year. Each singles champion will receive 7,600 USD. The reward for the doubles champion is 7,900 USD per event. Tickets to enter the stadium to watch the qualifying round have a face value of 70,000 VND. From the semi-finals and finals, the ticket price is 100,000 VND.
