India Open: After Injury-Afflicted Season, a Fresh Start
With a right shoulder injury having hampered her previous season and her Olympic qualification, Pornpawee Chochuwong is recovering lost ground. An efficient 21-17 21-16 defeat of Han Yue – who had beaten her nine…
· DEV SUKUMAR
With a right shoulder injury having hampered her previous season and her Olympic qualification, Pornpawee Chochuwong is recovering lost ground. An efficient 21-17 21-16 defeat of Han Yue – who had beaten her nine times in their previous 12 meetings – was a good sign early in the new season as the Thai made the semifinals of the YONEX-SUNRISE India Open 2025.
“I’m really happy to get into the semis of a Super 750,” Chochuwong, who had nearly fallen outside the top 20 in May before making up with some strong performances in the second half of the year that has brought her to No.12.
“Last year I had a bad injury and it was hard to come back. It got better in the last part of the year. My shoulder was hurting and when I came back it was hard to adapt on court. I could only exercise my shoulder and prevent further injury, and I was trying to strengthen it and prevent pain. It was frustrating but I had to protect my body.”