NewzVille Sports Desk
Twenty-year-old Ayush Shetty kept his composure in the biggest final of his young career to win the YONEX US Open 2025 beating Brian Young.
In women’s singles, home favourite Beiwen Zhang reclaimed the US Open after over a decade when she beat Indian teen Tanvi Sharma 21-11 16-21 21-10.
World No.34 Shetty, who had upset world No.6 Chou Tien Chen in the semifinals, beat Yang 21-18 21-13 for the third successive time to claim his first senior title.
Ecstatic Shetty said after the match, “It means a lot, it’s my first title in the senior circuit, So I’m really happy. There are a lot of positives to take away. I played some excellent badminton here, and I’m looking forward to the Canada Open next week.”
With some vocal backing from the stands, Shetty edged ahead in the first game and then stormed past his opponent in the second.
“The support meant a lot. I didn’t expect it. It was good to have that behind me,” Shetty said.
“He was defending quite well in the first game. I varied my smashes a bit, played some half-smashes and drops and that made a difference. In the first game I was hurrying a bit playing some sharp strokes. In the second game I was more confident, I opened up the game and that made the difference.”
Yang gave credit to his opponent for imposing his attacking game.
“He started pretty strong in the first game. He was on the fast side and he played it really well and controlled the net, and I had to lift. Second game he got a lot of confidence and continued to attack and I couldn’t find a solution.
“I was trying to do my best to contain his spins and his attack. I trying to have that control and he ended up winning more of the rallies. I definitely need to win those front court battles, and knowing when to reset. I was trying to win it a bit too much at the end.”
After winning the final, Beiwen Zhang, who reclaimed the title she won in 2014 said, “I didn’t win this tournament for more than 10 years. The win was surprising, because before the tournament I was doing physio and rehab and it was hard because I don’t train a lot. Maybe just twice a week. I didn’t expect much, I wanted to see how it goes.”
Teen sensation Tanvi Sharma from India said, “I’m very happy with my performance. I was a bit nervous before entering the court, and I made many mistakes. This is my first Super 300 final, so I’m happy about that.”
