Watch Out World – French Open: Day 5
South Korean prodigy An Se Young took another giant leap in her ascent up the women’s singles ranks with a 21-17 23-21 victory over Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi in the semifinals of the YONEX French Open 2019.
· Lloyd Green
It’s her third victory over a top-five ranked player this year – Tai Tzu Ying in May, Pusarla V Sindhu last week, and Yamaguchi today – and now has her eyeing a first Super 750 title on the HSBC BWF World Tour.
An controlled the contest from the start and had Yamaguchi fighting for every point. Considering Yamaguchi is still making a steady recovery from a persistent injury, it was always going to be a tough ask against a young, hungry and talented An.
The 17-year-old Korean remained relatively composed when speaking to the media afterward.