'I see you going to the finals' An Se-young will face Tunjung, world No. 8 in the semifinals. He has an overwhelming advantage with seven wins
Aug 03, 2024
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World No. 1 Ahn Se-young settled in the semifinals on the 3rd (Korea time) by defeating difficult opponent Akane Yamaguchi (world No. 5, Japan) 2-1 in the quarterfinals of the women's singles at the 2024 Paris Olympics at Port Drachapel Stadium in Paris, France.
In the following match, Tunjung defeated Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand) 2-0 and joined the semifinals. As a result, Ahn Se-young will face Tunjung at 3:30 p.m. on the 4th for a long-awaited ticket to the finals.
Ahn Se-young is less burdened than Yamaguchi, who met in the quarterfinals. Tunjung, ranked eighth in the world, has faced Ahn Se-young seven times so far and has never won.
Ahn Se-young, who met Tunjung for the first time in the 2022 Jeon Young Open and won 2-0 in a complete victory, also advanced to the final by winning 2-0 in the semifinals of the Singapore Open, most recently held on June 1.
At that time, he beat Chen Yufei (China), who is likely to be the final opponent of the Paris Olympics, to the top. Ahn Se-young has an overwhelming advantage in her opponent's record against Tunjung, with only two full-game skirmishes in the past seven face-to-face meetings.
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