Another Step Forward for Axelsen – Denmark Open: Day 2
It was the type of game home town boy Viktor Axelsen needed.
· Lloyd Green
A tight, tough, tactical affair with a tricky drift to combat. A chance to test his powers against a top 15 player and assess where he is along the comeback trail.
His 21-19 21-19 win over Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto on Wednesday at the DANISA Denmark Open 2019 didn’t necessarily scream “lock me in for a title” but it indicated to his most important critics, the Odense faithful, that he is not too far away from finding elite form.
Often, it is harder to return from a series of niggling aches than it is to come back from serious injury. Since playing his best badminton of the season to reach the All England final in March, Axelsen has battled a number of ailments each with its own vagaries.