Thuy Linh finished second at Vietnam Open 2025

VHO - Vietnam's No. 1 female tennis player - Nguyen Thuy Linh was unable to win the final of the Vietnam Open 2025, thereby being unable to defend her championship title.

On the afternoon of September 14 at Nguyen Du Stadium (HCMC), Thuy Linh (number 1 seed, world rank 18) competed in the women's singles final with Chinese tennis player - Cai Yan Yan (China, world rank 107).

Thuy Linh cannot protect her "title"

Although the opponent has a low ranking and is not seeded, he has shown very good form since the beginning of the tournament.

Although Cai Yan Yan is currently only ranked 107th in the world, she once reached her career high of 14th in the world and won the Super 300 level tournament, so she is a formidable opponent for Thuy Linh.

In set 1, Cai Yan Yan dominated the match, continuously leading. The Chinese player led 7-2 then 14-6 before winning 21-17.

Set 2, Thuy Linh played very hard but could not change the situation.

Although Vietnam's No. 1 tennis player was soon behind 10-6, 14-10, at the decisive moments she could not be effective and lost 21-23.

Losing to Cai Yan Yan 0-2 (17-21, 21-23), Thuy Linh finished second at Vietnam Open 2025.

This is the fourth consecutive time Thuy Linh has reached the final of the Vietnam Open. In the previous three times in 2022, 2023 and 2024, Thuy Linh won all of them.

Source: https://baovanhoa.vn/the-thao/thuy-linh-ve-nhi-tai-vietnam-open-2025-168200.html