Australian Open: Milestone for Corbett/Gai
Francesca Corbett and Jennie Gai broke new ground at SATHIO GROUP Australian Open 2025, making the semifinals of an HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament for the first time, a rare feat for a USA women's pair.
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The world No.38 duo overcame the loss of the opening game to beat No.29 Hu Ling Fang/Jheng Yu Chieh 10-21 21-10 21-12.
Next up will be Indonesia’s Rachel Alleyssya Rose/Febi Setianingrum.
“I was trying not to think too much of it before we went into the match,” said Gai. “How we won our first few rounds was one point at a time, one game at a time, even though our opponents were strong. So, I went into this match with the same mindset. It wasn’t as physically taxing as our last match but it was harder mentally to keep our focus, especially at the end with a big gap. There’s always that ‘oh no don’t let them catch up’. When the last bird hit the ground and it was out, it was relief and a lot of happiness because it’s a tangible result of our hard work.”