Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen advanced to the semifinals of the ongoing US Open badminton tournament on...
Digital Desk: Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen advanced to the semifinals of the ongoing US Open badminton tournament on Friday. Sen, who had recently won the Canada Open, defeated compatriot Sankar Muthusamy 21-10, 21-17 in two straight games in the quarterfinals. Sen was at his most dominant, easily winning the first set. While Sankar fought hard in the second set, it wasn't enough to keep the Commonwealth Games winner out of the semifinals.
Sen will compete against Li Shi Feng, the seventh-ranked player in the world, in the semifinals.
PV Sindhu, on the other hand, continued her patchy form this season, losing to Gao Fang Jie in the quarterfinals.
Sindhu, who had recently slipped to number 15 in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings, lost the match 22-20, 21-13. The World number 36 had to work hard to win the first game but easily won the second.
The US Open tournament began on July 11 and will go on until Sunday.
