An Se-young is on the verge of another coronation.
After claiming a sweeping victory in the semifinals of the Denmark Open, she extended her winning streak to 44 matches and is now just one win away from her 9th title of the season.
By now, An's match pattern must look quite familiar.
After a tight contest through the middle of the first game, just when opponents start to hold out hope, she unleashes a ferocious surge.
This time as well, she overwhelmed Japan's Nozomi Okuhara from the middle of the first game with flawless control of the pace.
Displaying an even more one-sided offensive in the second game, An secured a 2-0 victory in just 36 minutes by successfully challenging a match point call that was ruled out upon video review.
An will face Japan's World No. 3 Akane Yamaguchi—her opponent in the Asian Games final—as she vies for her second consecutive tournament title and her 9th championship of the season.
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