This is also Lakshya’s second appearance in the final of BWF World Tour Super 500 event and world no. 19 Indian will be up against reigning All England champion Li Shi Feng of China on Sunday night. The 21-year old Sen’s previous best performance this season was a third-place finish at the Thailand Open, but now he has the opportunity to claim the Canada Open title.
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Source:- ani newsHowever, ace shuttler P.V. Sindhu faced disappointment in her women’s singles semifinal match against world number one Akane Yamaguchi on Saturday night. Sindhu, currently ranked 15th, lost in straight games with a score of 14-21, 15-21. This marked Sindhu’s second consecutive defeat against Yamaguchi, following her loss in the opening round of the Singapore Open.The 28-year old Sindhu is going through a lean patch and has not won any titles since her return from an injury layoff in January. Her last title came at the Commonwealth Games in August 2022 where she sustained an ankle injury which had ruled her out for six months. She had a runner-up finish at the Madrid Spain Masters and a third-place finish at the Malaysia Masters.
Council Bluffs (USA): Two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu and her Indian compatriot, Lakshya Sen made a winning start in their US Open campaign with comfortable wins in their respective opening matches. Sindhu saw off local player Disha Gupta by 21-15, 21-10 in the first round of womenu2019s singles while Lakshya dispatched Finlandu2019s Kalle Koljonen 21-8, 21-16 in men’s singles on Wednesday. Heading into the first mid-game break of the match, Sindhu was trailing by two points against the American. The Indian ace, however, found her touch after the restart to win 12 of the next 16 points and went 1-0 up in the match. The second game saw Sindhu taking control of the proceedings right from the start as the match wrapped up in 27 minutes. Sindhu will face world No. 30 Sung Shuo Yun of Chinese Taipei in her second-round clash on Thursday. Earlier in the day, Lakshya, who won the Canada Open title last week, dominated world No.55 Koljonen to win his match in just under half an hour. The 21-year-old will go up against the Czech Republicu2019s Jan Louda in the next round. Junior World Championships silver medallist Sankar Muthusamy, who made the main draw of menu2019s singles through the qualifiers, also reached the round of 16 after shocking eighth-seed Nhat Nguyen of Ireland 21-11, 21-16. Muthusamy will next play Israelu2019s Misha Zilberman in the Super 300 tournament. B Sai Praneethu2019s campaign, however, ended after going down 21-16, 14-21, 19-21 to Che reigning All-England champion Li Shi Feng of China. Indiau2019s Ruthvika Shivani Gadde also crashed out after losing 14-21, 11-21 to Chinese Taipeiu2019s Lin Hsiang Ti in the first round of women’s singles. Email ArticlePrint Article ud83dudce3 The Hans India is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@thehansindia) and stay updated with the latest headlines More On PV SindhuLakshya SenUS OpenSports News ADVERTISEMENT Next Story Canada Open: Sindhu, Sen sail into semifinals The Hans India Hans News Service | 9 July 2023 12:32 PM IST x Calgary, Canada: Indian badminton players PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen sailed into the semifinals of Canada Open 2023 BWF Super 500 event after registering contrasting wins in their respective womenu2019s and menu2019s singles quarterfinals, here. Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist and a former world champion, defeated Chinau2019s world No. 45 Gao Fang Jie 21-13, 21-7 in the quarterfinals and entered her third semifinal of the year on Friday night. The ace Indian shuttler made it to the final of the Spain Masters BWF Super 500 tournament in April but is yet to win a title this year. Sindhu will be up against her rival and reigning world champion Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the semifinals. World No. 15 Sindhu leads world No. 1 Yamaguchi 14-10 in head-to-head but was defeated by the Japanese shuttler in the first round of the Singapore Open last month. On the other hand, world No. 19 Lakshya Sen registered a 21-8, 17-21, 21-10 win over Belgiumu2019s world No. 62 Julien Carraggi to make his second semifinal of 2023. Sen, the reigning menu2019s singles Commonwealth Games champion, will face world No.11 Kenta Nishimoto of Japan for a place in the final. Lakshya and Kenta have faced each other twice and have won one match each. The 21-year-old Sen has played in 12 tournaments this year but is yet to play in the final. Email ArticlePrint Article ud83dudce3 The Hans India is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@thehansindia) and stay updated with the latest headlines More On PV SindhuLakshya SenCanada Open 2023Sports News ADVERTISEMENT More Stories US Open: Sindhu, Lakshya march into 2nd round Canada Open: Sindhu, Sen sail into semifinals Canada Open 2023: Sindhu, Lakshya advance to second round; Sai… Indonesia Open: Srikanth upsets Lakshya to reach quarters; Sindhu… Indonesia Open: Lakshya stuns Lee Zii Jia to set second-round… Lakshya advances to last-8, Saina bows out India Open 2023: Indian challenge ends with Lakshya, Saina’s loss… Prannoy pips Lakshya; Saina bows out Prannoy stuns world No.2 Momota Sindhu one step away from gold Sindhu, Sen in firm focus as Indians eye good show India thrash Indonesia 3-0 to win maiden Thomas Cup title ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS News Home Contact Us About Us E-Paper Company Advertise With us Terms & Conditions Subscriber Terms of Use Privacy Policy Disclaimer Sitemap Entertainment Cinema Sports Editor’S Desk Crime Life Style Tech All News AP Telangana Nation World Business The HANS u00a9 2023 Hyderabad Media House Limited/The Hans India.
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Sindhu will face world No. 30 Sung Shuo Yun of Chinese Taipei in her second-round clash on Thursday. Earlier in the day, Lakshya, who won the Canada Open title last week, dominated world No.55 Koljonen to win his match in just under half an hour. The 21-year-old will go up against the Czech Republicu2019s Jan Louda in the next round. Junior World Championships silver medallist Sankar Muthusamy, who made the main draw of menu2019s singles through the qualifiers, also reached the round of 16 after shocking eighth-seed Nhat Nguyen of Ireland 21-11, 21-16. Muthusamy will next play Israelu2019s Misha Zilberman in the Super 300 tournament. B Sai Praneethu2019s campaign, however, ended after going down 21-16, 14-21, 19-21 to Che reigning All-England champion Li Shi Feng of China. Indiau2019s Ruthvika Shivani Gadde also crashed out after losing 14-21, 11-21 to Chinese Taipeiu2019s Lin Hsiang Ti in the first round of women’s singlesShare your views in the comments
