By Gareth James
Wales’s No 1 badminton player Jordan Hart is relishing next week’s Polish Open after being buoyed by her performance at the All England Championships.
The 26-year-old from Haverfordwest played above her ranking to take a game off world No 16 Zhang Beiwen of the USA.
So HAPPY to put a good performance on yesterday against World Number 16 from USA ⬆️⬆️
Especially after a crazy few days which still seems to be continuing right now 🤯
Looking forward to my now home tournament in Poland next week. Polish Open 🇵🇱 pic.twitter.com/tQyM3UgZ0T— Jordan Hart (@jordanjanehart) March 18, 2021
Hart, ranked 63 in the world, lost the first game in her first round match in Birmingham 21-10 to her China-born rival.
But Hart stunned her Las Vegas-based opponent by winning the next game 21-19 before losing the decider 21-12.
Hart will take heart from that display when she competes in Poland next week.