India Open: Patience Does the Trick for Leong
After four straight losses to Li Shi Feng when he was unable to take a game, Leong Jun Hao finally broke through in the first round of the YONEX-SUNRISE India Open 2025. The key, said the No.28 Malaysian, was…
· DEV SUKUMAR
After four straight losses to Li Shi Feng when he was unable to take a game, Leong Jun Hao finally broke through in the first round of the YONEX-SUNRISE India Open 2025. The key, said the No.28 Malaysian, was patience as he weathered an early setback to grind out a 18-21 21-17 21-17 upset of the No.6.
“I played him four times and never won. Today I think I did great on what I had planned before the match, so I’m happy I managed to execute it,” said Leong. “In the first game I was not so patient; I tried to be patient in the second and third and play more strokes, and that worked.
“For sure, it means a lot to me, because I’d never even take a game off him and today I won the match. He’s a tough opponent, physically and in the strokes he plays – he’s an attacking, all-round player. Today I just played with what I have and did my best.