Nguyen Thuy Linh successfully 'collects debt' from Taiwanese tennis player Liang Ting-yu

Vietnam's No. 1 badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh defeated her "nemesis" Liang Ting-yu (Taiwan) in the first round of the women's singles at the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open 2025 badminton tournament.

Today (September 10) at Nguyen Du Gymnasium (HCMC), the reigning women's singles champion of the Vietnam Open badminton tournament, Nguyen Thuy Linh (ranked 18th in the world ), competed in the first round of the main round. Right in the opening match, the number 1 Vietnamese player faced her nemesis Liang Ting-yu (ranked 70th in the world), who had won all 2 previous matches against Thuy Linh.

Nguyen Thuy Linh's joy after a hard-fought victory over her nemesis Liang Ting-yu

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With a powerful yet skillful playing style, the 27-year-old player from Taiwan showed why she is considered Nguyen Thuy Linh's nemesis when she continuously led in the first set. However, Nguyen Thuy Linh persistently followed, making good use of various blocking moves to balance the score at 10/10, then broke out strongly and won 21/15.

Nguyen Thuy Linh played with determination against tough opponent Liang Ting-yu

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Liang Ting-yu rose strongly in the second set, creating a big advantage with a 5-point gap (17/12) over Nguyen Thuy Linh. In a very difficult situation, Nguyen Thuy Linh managed to explode again. The Dong Nai player had an unbelievable 8-point streak to lead 20/17 against Liang Ting-yu and then won spectacularly 21/19.

Nguyen Thuy Linh had a smooth start at the 2025 Vietnam Open Badminton Tournament

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Defeating her nemesis Liang Ting-yu after 43 minutes of exciting competition, Nguyen Thuy Linh entered the second round of the women's singles at the 2025 Vietnam Open Badminton Tournament. Nguyen Thuy Linh's opponent in the next match is the winner of the match between Kisova Selvaduray (Malaysia, ranked 77th in the world) and Wang Yu-si (Taiwan, ranked 142nd in the world).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nguyen-thuy-linh-doi-no-thanh-cong-tay-vot-dai-loan-liang-ting-yu-185250910112216267.htm