In 2015 Japan Open Final China's Lin Dan Plays Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen with Women’s Singles To Be an All-Japanese Affair Between Okuhara and Yamaguchi - Kridangan Sports
It is Lin Dan versus Viktor Axelsen in men’s singles final in Tokyo on Sunday. In Saturday’s first men’s singles semifinal, China's no.5 seed Lin Dan fended off Indonesia’s Tommy Sugiarto in two games to prove his long-held superiority. In the other semifinal, Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen also took two sets in beating Taiwan’s Chou Tien Chen. However, the theatrics came from two unseeded and young Japanese women, Akane Yamaguchi and Nozomi Yokuhara. They registered unexpected victories over their rivals in matches exceeding 60 minutes. Yamaguchi fought for 83 minutes against the
