Hong Kong Open: Axe Sharpening
Viktor Axelsen waited five months to win his first event of the season; the world No.2 has now aced his last two, including the big one – his second Olympic gold in early August.
· PREM KUMAR
His latest success, at LI-NING Hong Kong Open 2024 on Sunday, also saw him add one of the very few missing SuperSeries events to his massive haul of crowns.
“I'm very happy to win this tournament as you could see from my celebrations,” said the 30-year-old after beating surprise finalist Lei Lan Xi 21-9 21-12 in 44 minutes. “I haven't really been able to go far here, my best result until now was the quarterfinals. It's one of those tournaments I haven't won so to finally do it feels amazing.
“I kept a consistent level throughout the match, only a few mistakes at the start of the second game. All in all, I played an excellent final.”