Badminton beauty Thuy Linh says goodbye to the Olympics: I tried very hard but my opponent was stronger!

Beautiful tennis player Nguyen Thuy Linh unfortunately stopped before a stronger opponent Zhang Beiwen (USA) in the final round match of the women's singles of the Olympic badminton event on the afternoon of August 31. But those who watched still praised her.

Against the Chinese-American Zhang Beiwen, who is considered stronger and ranked 11th in the BWF rankings, Thuy Linh started cautiously. She executed each shot carefully and tried not to let her opponent use quick shots from the back of the court, especially cross-hand shots to the left, which are the forte of this "heavyweight" opponent.

Hoa khôi cầu lông Thùy Linh chia tay Olympic: Tôi rất cố gắng nhưng đối thủ mạnh hơn!- Ảnh 1. — *Thuy Linh after losing to Zhang Beiwen*

In fact, Thuy Linh approached the match well, calmly showing off her signature moves, not letting Zhang get too far ahead. However, there were a few times when the close-to-net shots made the Vietnamese player a bit confused, causing her to lose points. Even her serve was sent into the net. Therefore, Thuy Linh was sometimes trailing by 5 points and had to chase quite a difficult situation. But in that situation, the mettle of the player who is playing for Dong Nai was seen. Undaunted, undismayed, Thuy Linh quickly equalized the score 17-17 and confused her opponent. From here, a large number of fans present at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena continuously cheered for the Vietnamese player. The scores were close from 19-19 and Linh excellently took the lead 20-19 with an excellent sideline smash.

Hoa khôi cầu lông Thùy Linh chia tay Olympic: Tôi rất cố gắng nhưng đối thủ mạnh hơn!- Ảnh 2. — *Thuy Linh serves the ball*

It seemed like a miracle of a comeback would happen, but unfortunately for Thuy Linh, she lost 3 points in a row. One time she missed her own shot and another time she was unable to react to her opponent's too-fast attack. Although she lost 20-22, what Thuy Linh left behind showed her tenacity and strong will until the last minute.

Hoa khôi cầu lông Thùy Linh chia tay Olympic: Tôi rất cố gắng nhưng đối thủ mạnh hơn!- Ảnh 3. — *Thuy Linh received dedicated guidance from experts and coaches.*

The situation in the second set seemed favorable when Thuy Linh took the lead with a difference of 3-4 points, but then like the first set, she was caught up with just a few mistakes. Then the Vietnamese player continued to fall into a chasing position and almost succeeded when catching up with her American opponent at 19-19. Thuy Linh tried very hard, but at the decisive moment, the Vietnamese girl still could not overcome to equalize the score.

Hoa khôi cầu lông Thùy Linh chia tay Olympic: Tôi rất cố gắng nhưng đối thủ mạnh hơn!- Ảnh 4. — *Thuy Linh's emotions after winning 1 point*

Hoa khôi cầu lông Thùy Linh chia tay Olympic: Tôi rất cố gắng nhưng đối thủ mạnh hơn!- Ảnh 5. — *And regret after 1 point loss*

Losing 0-2 with 2 games being 20-22, it was really a pity for Thuy Linh's great efforts. In an interview with the Organizing Committee's professional department, Thuy Linh congratulated her opponent on advancing to the next round and only said that she tried her best, but the opponent was stronger so she could not cause any surprise. Head of delegation Dang Ha Viet, who was present to watch, praised Thuy Linh: "You played well. What you contributed showed a strong spirit and tried until the last minute. Matches like that, no matter what the result, deserve to hold your head high."

Although Thuy Linh had to stop early, what the Vietnamese tennis player left behind showed a focused attitude, a fierce playing style and a spirit of not giving up to narrow the gap with the world's top tennis players. This will be the motivation for Le Duc Phat in the match against Indian tennis player Prannoy in the match that decides the ticket to the next round of the men's group at 0:30 tomorrow morning.