Nguyen Thuy Linh regretfully stopped at the 2024 Olympic group stage
Despite her best efforts, tennis player Nguyen Thuy Linh regretfully lost to opponent Zhang Beiwen (USA) in the final round of the women's singles at the 2024 Paris Olympics (France).
On the afternoon of July 31, tennis player Nguyen Thuy Linh had her second match, meeting opponent Zhang Beiwen (USA) in the final round of the women's singles group stage of Group K at the 2024 Paris Olympics (France).
Group K only has 3 players and according to the rules, the top player after the group stage will have the chance to continue to the knockout round. Therefore, the winner of the match between Thuy Linh and Zhang Beiwen will go on.
In the first set, Zhang Beiwen was the one who won the points. However, Thuy Linh had the composure to play catch-up and draw points with her opponent. In this set, Thuy Linh had opportunities to take the lead but unfortunately lost points in many situations.
When the score was balanced at 19/19, Thuy Linh unexpectedly let Zhang Beiwen play ahead and won 22/20 in regret. In the second set, Thuy Linh and Zhang Beiwen still had a point chase through each rally. In this set, at the end, the American player took the lead and won 22/20. In the end, Nguyen Thuy Linh lost 0-2 and had no chance to enter the next round.
This is the second time Nguyen Thuy Linh has competed at the Olympics. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (Japan), she also could not get past the group stage. In this decisive match, Thuy Linh tried her best, but when she could not solve the decisive situation, we understand that losing the match was inevitable.
Nguyen Thuy Linh ended her 2024 Olympic journey with a record of 1 win - 1 loss, ranking 2nd in Group K of women's singles badminton. Each group only takes one representative to the round of 16 and Zhang Beiwen is the one who got the ticket to continue in this group./.
