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[Saba Sports News] At the recently concluded Indonesian Open, South Korean badminton star An Se-young successfully won the women’s singles title. This marks her second victory at the Indonesian Open women’s singles after 2021 and her 28th tour championship title. Simultaneously, this victory places her in history as she wins the title again after 2021, securing her fifth crown of the season and third tournament title worth 1000 points. This achievement adds significant weight to her bid for a single-season grand slam, and if she wins the upcoming Chinese Open in July, she will achieve the historic single-season grand slam feat. As the world’s top-ranked player, An possesses immense strength. Her technique is well-rounded, excelling particularly in defensive counterattacks and ball control skills. In this tournament, facing Wang Zhiyi, the world’s second-ranked player, despite losing the first set, she used her rich match experience and excellent psychological adjustment skills to quickly adjust her strategy, enhancing defense and counterattack, controlling non-forced errors, and daring to act decisively at critical moments. Ultimately, she achieved a comeback victory, fully demonstrating her strong technical ability and mental toughness.