Japan Open: Heart Full of Gratitude, Says Ginting
He might have lost his first match on his return, but Anthony Ginting was just happy to be back. For the former world No.2, who was nursing a shoulder injury that kept him away from the circuit for six months, the…
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He might have lost his first match on his return, but Anthony Ginting was just happy to be back. For the former world No.2, who was nursing a shoulder injury that kept him away from the circuit for six months, the DAIHATSU Japan Open 2025 was a reminder of what he’d missed.
“I’m feeling really happy; I feel amazing,” said Ginting, who fell in the opening round to home hope Kodai Naraoka. “I start my week in Japan with my heart full of gratitude, because it wasn’t easy for me to pass the difficult time, six months, with rehab and everything. I missed everything about the circuit.”
Taking on Naraoka, Ginting took his time to get going, but he had his chances of taking the second game, with a 19-18 lead. However, Naraoka stopped him 21-13 21-19 for his first win in four matches against the Indonesian.