Marin, Axelsen, And the Promise of a New Start
A new year, and a new start for the circuit, particularly for Carolina Marin and Viktor Axelsen.
· DEV SUKUMAR
The Spaniard had spoken of beginning the year on a clean slate, as it were, after the loss of her father last year. She had gone seven tournaments without a title; besides, there was the disruption caused to the circuit due to the pandemic.
It was time to start afresh with the YONEX Thailand Open, and like all great champions, Marin was able to translate her ambition into reality.
Gone was the tentativeness and error-ridden play that one saw at the Denmark Open last October. Instead, there was assertiveness, a spring in her steps and the infallibility of her confidence, and of course, her stock assets – speed, power, precision.