Indonesia Open: The Ride Through Greatness Continues
Having had to dig herself out of a deep hole against Chen Yu Fei in yesterday’s semifinal, An Se Young had promised she would be a different player in the final.
· DEV SUKUMAR
The annoyance with herself was evident, as was perhaps a hint of anger. She was unusually terse.
Akane Yamaguchi, more than any other player with the exception of Chen, knows what it takes to beat An. At their previous encounter last Sunday, she had the Singapore Open title almost in her grasp before it was wrenched away.
Today, after a tight opening game in which Yamaguchi patiently worked out her openings, An simply sped away. Nothing that Yamaguchi did in the second could distract the Olympic champion from her quest. The 23-21 21-12 victory for her ninth HSBC BWF World Tour Super 1000 title had taken her 39 minutes.