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Canada Open Highlights: Lakshya Sen enters final, Sindhu loses to Yamaguchi

Canada Open Highlights: Lakshya Sen enters final, Sindhu loses to Yamaguchi

PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen are set to fight for spot in the final at the Canada Open 2023. Sindhu takes on Akane Yamaguchi, while Lakshya Sen will face Kenta Nishimoto.

Canada Open Highlights: Lakshya Sen stormed into the final of the men’s singles competition of the ongoing Canada Open 2023. Sen defeated fourth seed Kenta Nishimoto in straight games. Meanwhile, Olympic medalist PV Sindhu crashed out of the women’s singles competition in the semifinal on Saturday.

Also Read: Canada Open Highlights: Sindhu, Lakshya seal spot in semifinal

Quarterfinal Matches

Men’s Singles

Lakshya Sen BEAT Kenta Nishimoto – 21-17, 21-14

Women’s Singles

PV Sindhu vs Akane Yamaguchi – 1421, 15-21

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Lakshya Sen vs Kenta Nishimoto

In the semifinal, Lakshya defeated Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto by 21-17, 21-14. Sen was absolutely dominant against the World number 11 shuttler. The first set was a closely fought one, with Lakshya leading the game by 10-9 halfway.

The World number 19 shuttler continued with his momentum to win the game. Lakshya continued with his momentum in the next game, winning it to seal the match in 44 minutes.

This is Lakshya Sen’s 2nd appearance in the final of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 500 event and he will be up against reigning All England champion Li Shi Feng of China on Sunday.

Insidesport

PV Sindhu vs Akane Yamaguchi

In the next match, Sindhu went down to Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi by 21-14, 21-15. The world number 1 shuttler defeated Sindhu in yet another match, though Sindhu gave a close fight.

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