The emotion was evident when Olympic champion Carolina Marin claimed her first title win since 2019 at the Yonex Thailand Open. After "a really difficult... year personally", starting 2021 with a trophy was a great way for the former world number one to remind everyone that she won't be giving up her Rio 2016 crown easily. She wants another gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in 2021. But this tournament victory in Bangkok was especially significant, coming after and a period out of action following surgery on a serious knee injury, and the death of her father. The Spaniard shared afterwards "I just wanted to remember that my father was with me during these happy moments... I wanted to give him this win."