An Se-young awaits French Open quarter-final opponent

Top seed An Se-young reached the French Open quarter-finals on Thursday with a 21-11, 21-14 win over India’s Tanvi Sharma. The South Korean’s next opponent will be either China’s Han Yue or Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt.

An Se-young came into the tournament after winning the Denmark Open earlier this month. Her straight-games victory over Sharma keeps her French Open campaign moving, although her quarter-final pairing has yet to be settled.

Han and Blichfeldt in contention

Han, the seventh seed, won her opening match on Wednesday against Denmark’s Line Christophersen. That result put her in contention to face An Se-young.

Blichfeldt had earlier beaten reigning European champion Kirsty Gilmour 21-9, 24-22. After taking the first game 21-9, she won a tighter second game to advance.

Both potential opponents have already faced An Se-young this season. In New Delhi, she defeated Blichfeldt in the Round of 16 and Han in the quarter-finals. Those results provide recent meetings with each player, but the French Open quarter-final opponent remains unconfirmed.

Another meeting awaits

An Se-young knows she will face a player she beat in New Delhi, regardless of whether Han or Blichfeldt advances. The two possible match-ups carry different routes into the quarter-finals: Han arrived as the seventh seed and won her opener against Christophersen, while Blichfeldt progressed by defeating Gilmour.

For now, the confirmed French Open result is An Se-young’s two-game win over Sharma. She took the opening game 21-11 and the second 21-14 to secure her place in the last eight without needing a decider.