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Jakarta:
Lakshya Sen continued his dominance in the Indonesian Open 2024 BWF Super 1000 event by advancing to the men’s singles quarterfinals on Thursday. Lakshya defeated Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto 21-9, 21-15 in the round of 16 at the Istora Senayan Sports Palace. The Indian controlled the game from the start, maintaining an initial 4-0 lead. With a powerful crosscourt strike and excellent positioning in the backcourt, Lakshya pocketed the first game with ease and then dominated the second game as well.
It wasn’t an easy match for the Japanese as he looked clueless and kept making mistakes with shots on net and looked completely eliminated in the second game.
Lakshya will face second seed Dane Anders Antonsen on Friday for a place in the semi-finals.
In women’s doubles, the pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela suffered defeat to top 10 Japanese doubles pair Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara.
The Indians fought closely before losing 21-19, 19-21,19-21 in the match that lasted 75 minutes.
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