Losing while not giving your all is not an option. That mountain turned out to be even higher than expected.īut Xialian never gave up. But I had the courage and I wanted it so much."ĭespite winning the first set, Xialian lost the following two. "For me, that was an impossible mission!" she explained.
41, a small problem remained: she had never beaten the player before and seven months earlier, she had lost to her 4-0.
Ni Xialian: From Tokyo 1983 to Tokyo 2020 "It was an impossible mission!"Īfter losing against FU Yu from Portugal in the semi-final (who would eventually go on to claim the title) Xialian had to face YANG Xiaoxin from Monaco, who was 25 years younger than her, in the bronze medal match.Īlthough Xialian has been a firm fixture in the world's top 100 for the past 20 years and was ranked no.
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