French Open 2024 Quarterfinals: Lakshya Sen And Doubles Pair progress into the semi-finals

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It was a superb outing as Lakshya Sen and the men’s doubles pair qualified for the semi-finals with contrasting wins in the Super 750 French Open played in Paris on 8th March 2024.

Satwik/Chirag Shetty dominated as they won in two straight games against Thailand pair Jomkoh and Kedren. The first game was a closely fought encounter before Satwik/Chirag won the first game by 21-19. Indian pairing looked in complete control with their shots and won it easily by 21-13 to move into the semi-finals. They will face the Korean pair of Kang Min Hyuk and Seo.

Lakshya Sen fought I hard in three sets to defeat Loh Kiean Yew of Singapore. The first game was a closely fought affair with both players fighting for each point. Loh won it by 21-19 scoreline.

The second game saw Lakshya Sen producing a dominating display of play putting the Singapore player under pressure. Sen won the second game by a 21-15 scoreline. Sen came up with another superb display of badminton, winning the decider with a 21-13 scoreline to move into the semi-finals. He will face Kulvant Vitisdarn of Thailand.

It was heartbreak for Sindhu as she lost to Olympic Champion, Chen Yufei in three grueling games. Both players fought for each point in the first game till the end before Sindhu held onto her nerves to win it by 24-22.

The second game was another closely fought affair, but this time Chen showed fighting spirit to win it by 21-17 to force it into the decider. Both players showed their class in the third and deciding encounter. It ebbed and flowed but Chen held onto nerves winning it by 21-18 to move into the semi-finals.

It has been a tremendous performance by Sen who played great badminton winning against Li Shifeng in the second round and also produced a superb performance against Loh.



 





Lakshya Sen and Satwik move into the semi-finals of Super 750 French Open 

 

 

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