Michelle Li Trumps Okuhara – Korea Open: Day 4
Michelle Li’s recent form continued to hold, as she beat fourth seed Nozomi Okuhara to enter the semifinals of the Korea Open 2019.
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Li’s win was the first over her Japanese opponent in four years, during which she suffered five straight defeats. This was Li’s second top-tier semifinal recently after the Japan Open.
The Canadian staged a gallant fightback after trailing most of the way in the third game. She caught up at 17 and then pulled ahead after 18-all to win the match on the 72nd minute.
In the other half, Ratchanok Intanon avenged last week’s defeat at the China Open to Sayaka Takahashi, getting the better of her Japanese opponent 21-9 23-21.