US Open: Nidaira Wins Thriller; Double for Teeraratsakul
Natsuki Nidaira broke the heart of home fans as she held off a late surge from Beiwen Zhang to save match point and win a thrilling women’s singles final at the YONEX US Open 2024.
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Nidaira’s was Japan’s third title of the day after Rin Iwanaga/Kie Nakanishi in women’s doubles and Yushi Tanaka in men’s singles.
It was Tanaka’s second Super 300 title after the Orleans Masters earlier this year, while Iwanaga/Nakanishi claimed their third title this season after the Spain Masters and Malaysia Masters.
World No.38 Nidaira led Zhang 18-14 in the third but the USA player fought back with four straight points, and even had match point at 20-19. However, the Japanese kept her nerve to emerge victorious 17-21 21-18 24-22 to claim her first title of the year.