Invincible An Se-young Rides Streak to 10th Title of Season, 50th Consecutive Win

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World badminton powerhouse An Se-young has claimed victory at the French Open, which concluded a short time ago, notching her 10th title of the season and extending her winning streak to 50 matches this year.

Reporter Yu Byeongmin has the details.

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Although she held an overwhelming 10-0 record against her opponent in past head-to-head matches, An Se-young struggled from the first game against India's Pusarla Sindhu, the world number 11 who stands 9 centimeters taller than her.

Her high clears were repeatedly caught by Pusarla Sindhu's long reach, and after her opponent's attacks, which An thought would go out, kept landing inside the lines, she surrendered the first game.

Reorganizing her focus, An Se-young launched a counterattack with rapid offensive plays.

After successfully executing an exquisite shot at 8-7, she followed up by driving a series of powerful smashes downward. With a slice of luck as her brilliant defense against the opponent's hard smash turned directly into a point, she brought the match back to level terms.

Engaged in a tight battle until mid-game in the final set, An Se-young widened the point gap by leveraging her superior stamina. When her final diagonal attack succeeded to secure the victory, she clenched her fists and savored the joy with her signature roar.

Winning the French Open for the third consecutive time, An Se-young achieved her 10th title of this season along with an astounding 50-match winning streak.

Having reached the top of this tournament despite an Achilles tendon injury, An Se-young is now just one win away from matching her own record of 11 wins in a single season, the most ever, which she set last year.

[Video Editing: Park Jung-sam]
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