Nguyen Thuy Linh had an impressive opening match in the Malaysia Master 2025 badminton tournament. She faced Pusarla Venkata Sindhu - who won the world championship in round 1.
The Vietnamese representative played persistently, intelligently and was especially alert in the important moments to win the final 2-1 victory.
The moments on the pitch in this match proved the drama in every hit.
In the decisive game 3, Thuy Linh launched powerful smashes, calmly scoring each point to bang to the finish line and having a final victory.
In contrast, opponent Pusarla Venkata Sindhu showed declining form. She was not even satisfied with herself, and had an angry attitude that led to hitting the racket after losing and being given a red card by the referee, deducting 1 point.
Overcoming the convincing former world No. 1 Pusarla, Nguyen Thuy Linh became the focus of Asian badminton. The recent victory demonstrated the impressive bravery of Vietnam's No. 1 female tennis player and helped her win a ticket to the second round.
Thuy Linh's upcoming opponent is Line Christophersen (denmark), a tennis player ranked 35th in the world, famous for her modern and equally cumbersome playing style.
If Thuy Linh won the ticket to the next round thanks to her courage and resourcefulness, Line Christophersen easily overcame tidapron of Thailand thanks to her agility, high technique, good physical strength, stability and good control of the match from start to finish.
In the tournaments Christophersen participated in, she often showed a diverse attacking style of play, was able to control the net effectively and often created psychological pressure for the opponent with long-term goal situations.
Therefore, this will be a big challenge for Nguyen Thuy Linh. Although being considered to be better than their opponents in terms of ranking, such as representing Vietnam, they should not be subjective.
In particular, Thuy Linh needs to learn from experience from round 1, know how to proactively attack when given the opportunity, minimize self-improvement and maintain a positive mentality. This is a match where the ability to be proactive and regulate physical strength will play a key role.
With the support of Indonesian expert Hawiawan, Nguyen Thuy Linh has had better physical condition. This is a reason for fans to have the right to expect this tennis player to compete successfully in Malaysia.
The match between Nguyen Thuy Linh and Line Christophersen is scheduled to take place at 10:00 on May 22.
