Chen Yufei, Christie Triumph – Australian Open 2019
Chen Yufei handed an embarrassing defeat to Nozomi Okuhara to clinch the women’s singles title at the CROWN GROUP Australian Open 2019 yesterday.
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Okuhara was combative in the opening game, but Chen Yufei blitzed the Japanese in the second, allowing her just three points: 21-15 21-3. The uncharacteristically one-sided bout ended with Chen winning her third title this year.
“Okuhara played at a high speed and aggressively in the first game. She made a few mistakes and lost confidence in the second game,” said Chen Yufei.
“I did not have specific tactics for this match. I reckon it is more important to prepare for each rally which I learned from yesterday’s performance. When I played with Jindapol yesterday, I was leading by a few points at the beginning of the second game, but she then got the lead.”