Carolina Marín, with the medal and second Indonesian Champion’s Cup after losing to South Korea’s Se Young An.Tatan Syuflana (AP) in the final in Jakarta this Sunday.
Spain’s Carolina Marín has honey on her lips after losing to South Korea’s Se Young An after 1 hour and 20 minutes in the Indonesian Open final 21-18, 18-21, 13-21. An, the world number two, faced her third final of the year after losing Malaysia and winning New Delhi. She didn’t pass up the opportunity against a Carolina Marín who cleared up any doubts about her performance and was once again able to go head-to-head with the best.
Ahead of the start of the season, the Rio 2016 Olympic champion, three-time world champion and six-time European champion, currently ninth in the rankings, expressed doubts about her ability to compete, which she has had in recent months, back after his injury.
In Jakarta, Marín has returned to his strengths after being quarter-finalists in Malaysia and New Delhi, reaching the final and selling defeat dearly. Marín won the first round 21-18 and was eliminated in the second by the same result. In the third round, she kept up with An until the tie at 10, at which point fatigue took its toll on the Spanish champion, who ended up losing 21-13.
The next date for Carolina Marín is January 31-February 5 in the capital of Thailand at the Bangkok Open.
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