Bing Jiao Pulls Off Escape Act – Korea Open: Finals
He Bing Jiao won her first title in three years as she staged a dramatic comeback from four match points down to beat Ratchanok Intanon in the Korea Open 2019 final today.
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The left-hander, whose last title was the French Open in October 2016, was in two finals previously this year, one of which she lost to Intanon.
The Thai had it nearly wrapped up at 20-16 in the second game, but He Bing Jiao fought her way back to take the game, and then led through most of a close third game to take the title, 18-21 24-22 21-17.
“Before the final, I was thinking, ‘Will I win or will I lose?’ so it made me very anxious. Now that I have won my first title in three years, I can’t say anything because my brain is just empty,” said the winner.