Nguyen Thuy Linh defeated her 'nemesis' and entered the round of 16, the best tennis player in the world tournament.

Vietnam's No. 1 tennis player Nguyen Thuy Linh (ranked 22nd in the world) won the right to enter the round of 16 of the women's singles at the World Badminton Championships in Paris (France) after defeating tennis player Kirsty Gilmour (Scotland, ranked 31st in the world) early this morning (August 28).

Nguyen Thuy Linh plays very well

Kirsty Gilmour, with her strong physical foundation, agility and "fiery" competitive spirit, entered the match strongly against Nguyen Thuy Linh. The Scottish player had defeated Nguyen Thuy Linh at the Indonesia Open last year, creating a 5-point gap (7/2). However, the number 1 Vietnamese player also brought into play her diverse hitting ability and effective finishing to balance 10/10 and then broke out strongly, winning 21/17 in the first set.

Nguyen Thuy Linh performed excellently at the World Badminton Championship in France.

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With the same versatile style of play, setting up tricky shots and waiting for the opportunity to finish, Nguyen Thuy Linh started well in the second set, leading 7/3 against Kirsty Gilmour. The world's 31st ranked player persistently followed suit, equalizing the score to 10/10 and creating a fierce and intense competition in each shot. However, Nguyen Thuy Linh still maintained a good playing state, showing the mettle of the world's 22nd ranked player when she rose to win 23/21, thereby closing the final victory 2-0 against Kirsty Gilmour.

Successfully "collecting debts" against Kirsty Gilmour helped Nguyen Thuy Linh advance straight to the round of 16 of the strongest players in the women's singles of the Badminton World Championships. The opponent of the number 1 Vietnamese player in the next match is the winner of the match between Chen Yu Fei (China, ranked 4th in the world) and Mia Blichfeldt (Denmark, ranked 26th in the world). Previously in the first round, Nguyen Thuy Linh excellently defeated former world champion Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand, ranked 10th in the world).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nguyen-thuy-linh-danh-bai-khac-tinh-vao-vong-16-tay-vot-xuat-sac-giai-the-gioi-185250828002751422.htm