“I’ve done everything I could out there, left it all out on the court,” Nguyen told The 42 in Paris.
Sinead O'Carroll Reports from Paris RISING IRISH STAR Nhat Nguyen has bowed out of the Paris Olympic Games after a plucky effort in what could have been a mismatched tie with reigning Olympic champion Axel Victorsen.
Nguyen’s aggressive start saw him take the game to Axelsen, a deliberate strategy even included some ‘gamesmanship’ like shouting in his face. Nguyen regained composure in the second set, taking another 10 points off one of the favourites to win the competition out right. Despite showing up more strongly than in his last two matches against Axelsen, he believes he needs to become more familiar with players at this level.
“So I think that I’ve shown that even though you’re tall and lanky like me, you can still play at a very high level and win the biggest tournaments and that’s one of the achievements I’m very proud of.”“So there’s this, you know, there’s good and bad, there’s pros and cons, but it’s an even game when you walk out there, it’s just whoever can handle the nerves, I guess.”
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