Lakshya in semifinal, Prannoy-Double duo of Satwik/Chirag out of Japan Open
Lakshya ,who won the Canada Open Super 500 earlier this month, jumped out to a 5-3 lead early on before closing to 11-7 at the break.
Lakshya ,who won the Canada Open Super 500 earlier this month, jumped out to a 5-3 lead early on before closing to 11-7 at the break.
China's badminton players on Wednesday scored victories to make the second round in several categories here at the Japan Open badminton tournament.
Former world champion Sindhu, lost to China’s Zhang Yi Man 21-12, 21-13 to make her seventh opening round exit in 13 BWF World Tour tournaments this year.
Djokovic, who started the week by taking part in a doubles game, intensified his performance as the week progressed, never allowing his opponents, including world number 15 David Goffin, to pose serious threats.
Sindhu lost to Yamaguchi 18-21 15-21 in a 50-minute women's singles quarterfinal match. This was Sindhu's second defeat at the hands of Yamaguchi.
Cilic took just 73 minutes to complete a one-sided victory in Tokyo.
Axelsen and Marin clinched the men's and women's singles titles respectively.
During the 60-minute battle, the Indian pair fought hard but were unable to clinch the win.
Sindhu said her performance wasn’t upto the mark when she lost to local favourite Okuhara.
With this victory, Axelsen enjoys a 3-2 head-to-head lead over Srikanth in five meetings.
