Nguyen Tien Minh upstream defeated a 17-year-old tennis player

Tien Minh started strongly, sometimes leading 9-3 in game one. But he then relaxed, letting Abhyansh Singh rise. At the end of the game, two times to drop the error, let the bridge go up a bit high, creating an opportunity for the opponent to "pounce" on the net, winning 23-21.

In the second game, Tien Minh persisted in defending. His play made the Indian opponent inhibited, impatient to attack and make mistakes. While leading 17-16, Singh hit twice with excess power, and Tien Minh correctly judged to drop the bridge, thereby leading in the opposite direction. Immediately after the Vietnamese player smashed the bridge to take the lead 19-17, the opponent from India continuously hit outside. He turned back to explain why he didn't understand why, while his coach could only shake his head. Tien Minh won 21-17.

Singh was born in 2000, 17 years younger than Tien Minh. But he himself showed signs of exhaustion in game three, leading to inaccurate smashes. When he was led 9-11 and changed courts, the Indian player had seven shots out, helping Tien Minh win easily 21-11, ending the match after 55 minutes of competition.

Sharing with MetaSports after the match, Tien Minh said that recently his performance was not good and unsuccessful, so he did not feel confident. After losing game one because of distraction, he was a bit demoralized, but luckily saved the situation thanks to the opponent's loss of a few balls. "In the deciding game, Singh was clearly tired, but I was not," Tien Minh added. "He's young, but attacking a lot requires good physical strength. I've been durable since I was young, so I'm more resilient. If I meet opponents who also hit hard, I'm also very fast. Endurance is my weapon. ".

In the second round, Tien Minh will meet Taiwanese tennis player Lin Kuan Ting, ranked 135 in the world. He insists the goal is to try to win as much as possible to be more confident.

Tien Minh started competing internationally in 2002, only ranked 252nd at that time, but was already the number one in Vietnam. Since then, he spent 21 years firmly in the number one position in the country, before losing it to junior Nguyen Hai Dang on March 15. This year is 40 years old, but Tien Minh has no intention of retiring. He wants to play professionally for at least another year.