The Spanish Carolina Marín was left with honey on her lips after losing to the South Korean Se Young An in the final of the Indonesian Open by 21-18, 18-21 and 13-21 after 1 hour and 20 minutes of play.
An, second in the world ranking, was facing her third final of the year after losing the one in Malaysia and winning New Delhi and she did not miss the opportunity against a Carolina Marín who cleared up any doubt about her performance and returned to compete with the best.
Before the start of the season, the Olympic champion in Rio 2016, three-time world champion and six-time European champion, currently in ninth place in the ranking, commented on the doubts she had had in previous months about her ability to be competitive again. after his injury.
In Jakarta, Marín returned to his strengths after being a quarterfinalist in Malaysia and New Delhi, standing in the final and selling his defeat dearly.
Marín won the first round by 21-18 and fell in the second by the same result. In the third, she kept up with An until the tie at 10, at which point fatigue took its toll on the Spanish champion who ended up losing 21-13.
The next appointment for Carolina Marín will be in the capital of Thailand, at the Bangkok Open, from January 31 to February 5.
