US Open: Pace the Name of Katethong’s Game
Supanida Katethong is prepared to go all-in again in tomorrow’s YONEX US Open 2023 final, her first on the HSBC BWF World Tour since India Open 2022.
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The world No.17 has been on the front foot all week in Council Bluffs, dropping only one game – in the second round against Lin Hsiang Ti.
In the semifinal she won 21-12 21-19 against Line Christophersen on Saturday, Katethong looked comfortable throughout, even when briefly trailing 14-11 and then 17-15 in the second game.
Her wait over after one and a half years, Katethong will once more take the tried and tested approach against Gao Fang Jie, who upset top seed Ratchanok Intanon 14-21 21-17 21-9.