Thuy Linh is ranked 18th in the world, while Kisona is ranked 77th in the world. Although highly appreciated, the No. 1 female tennis player in Vietnam had an extremely difficult match.
In set 1, with flexible playing style and in good form, Kisona continuously took the lead, sometimes leading Thuy Linh to 15-9. With this big gap, the Malaysian athlete played solidly to end set 1 with a 21-14 victory.
In set 2, the two players quickly created a tense match, the score gap was very close. With the score of 8-8, Thuy Linh took advantage of the opportunity to take the lead 11-8, 14-10...
With this relatively safe distance, Thuy Linh - the defending champion of the tournament ended set 2 with a 21-12 victory, thereby leveling the score at 1-1.
In the decisive set 3, Thuy Linh played much better than the previous 2 sets. The Vietnamese tennis player scored 7 consecutive points to lead Kisona 11-4. With this big difference, Thuy Linh ended the set with a 21-10 victory.
In the end, Thuy Linh came from behind to beat Kisona Selvaduray (14-21, 21-12, 21-10), to qualify for the quarter-finals of the 2025 Vietnam Open badminton tournament.
Also on the afternoon of September 11, tennis player Nguyen Hai Dang came back to beat Mithun Manjunath of India with a score of 2-1 (12-21, 21-17, 21-18), thereby registering for the quarter-finals of the tournament.
Hai Dang is the only remaining representative of Vietnam in the men's singles event. His next opponent is China's Wang Zi Jun.
At the BWF Tour Super 100 level, the Vietnam Open 2025 has a total prize value of 110,000 USD, taking place from September 9 to 14 in Ho Chi Minh City.
Athletes will compete in men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. In which, the champion athletes will receive 8,250 USD.
In the women's singles event, Nguyen Thuy Linh is the number 1 seed in the tournament. She has won the Vietnam Open for 3 consecutive years and is aiming for her 4th title in this tournament.
