Thuy Linh won the first Vietnam International Challenger title

Tay Ho Gymnasium today was full of spectators, even many people had to sit down in the yard. Fans also cheered wildly, at times shouting loudly asking the Organizing Committee to turn off the air conditioner, when the number one female tennis player in Vietnam was affected by the blower on the court.

That seems to help Thuy Linh play excitedly, overcome difficult times to defeat Asuka, winning the Vietnam International Challenger for the first time. She also paid off the debt of losing to this same opponent in Thailand two weeks ago, and has 4,000 more points to be able to move further than the 40th place in the world.

Game one Thuy Linh continuously stuffed the ball deeply, causing Asuka many difficulties, and then finished it with surprising or accurate drops. The shots of the host player had a dangerous drop point, causing the Japanese opponent to miss many times because of thinking outside. The distance is getting bigger and bigger. In the end, Asuka seemed to give up to focus on the next game, so Thuy Linh quickly won 21-7.

Game two played the opposite way. Thuy Linh repeatedly left the bridge without passing, leading 1-4. The coach constantly reminded her not to be in a hurry, switching to a lot of ball work towards the end of the field to narrow the gap to 9-11 before the break and then equalize 15-15. However, soon after, Thuy Linh made consecutive mistakes. She dropped a little high, letting the opponent "pounce" on the net. After two consecutive hits without going through the net when the opponent left small, she lost 15-21.

In the third game, Thuy Linh suddenly had a big advantage. When the score was 5-2, Asuka hit the ball along the edge, the referee decided to go out and gave Thuy Linh a point. The Japanese tennis player reacted violently because he thought that the bridge was in the court. Her coach was angry, rushed out of her seat to protest against the Referee, but did not change the result.

Asuka's coach then went back to his seat, no longer directing fire. On the court, the Japanese player seems to be psychological, moving less flexible and handling inaccurately in many phases. When Thuy Linh got a match-point, Asuka hit the shuttle without going over the net.

Immediately after the award ceremony ended, hundreds of fans flooded the field to ask for photos, autographs or give flowers. The number one female tennis player in Vietnam smiled and responded, but could not. She repeatedly asked for permission to relax, but could not get out of the fans' encirclement. After about 20 minutes, Thuy Linh had to ask a mobile police force to escort her to the rest room.

Even her parents had to wait more than an hour to meet to congratulate and take pictures with their daughter.