Singapore Open: ‘Makes No Sense I’m Playing This Well’
Anders Antonsen has surprised even himself by progressing to the Singapore Open 2023 semifinals at his first tournament back from injury.
· PREM KUMAR
The Dane, struggling with injuries for the last one year, has had to skip a few important tournaments since May 2022.
He missed the final four months of last season but returned at January’s Malaysia Open. His fortunes then looked to be improving when he made back-to-back semifinals at the All England and Spain Masters but fitness issues again forced him to pull out of the Malaysia Masters and Thailand Open.
However, it’s been an instant revival at his first tournament in two months for the 26-year-old; he cleared the quarterfinal stage yesterday with a 12-21 21-13 21-11 win over young Chinese Taipei shuttler Chia Hao Lee. Antonsen defeated Toma Junior Popov and Lee’s fifth-seeded compatriot Chou Tien Chen in the previous rounds.