Lakshya Sen Advances to Australian Open Semis, Satwik-Chirag Exit in Men’s Doubles

Lakshya Sen Advances to Australian Open Semis, Satwik-Chirag Exit in Men’s Doubles

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Panaji: Australian Open Super 500, Friday: Lakshya Sen showcased resilience and skill to overcome Ayush Shetty and secure a spot in the men’s singles semifinals, while India’s top-seeded men’s doubles pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, bowed out of the tournament.

Seventh-seeded Sen, who had previously defeated 20-year-old Shetty at the Hong Kong Open earlier this year, won 23-21, 21-11 to set up a semifinal clash against Chinese-Taipei’s second seed Chou Tien Chen. Chou, ranked world No. 9 and a 2018 Asian Games silver medallist, had advanced after a grueling 1 hour 23-minute