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India Today
6 hours ago
- Sport
- India Today
Lakshya Sen focusing on achieving peak fitness after premature exit in Japan Open
Ace Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen is trying to get back to his peak fitness before the World Championships. Frustrated with multiple niggles over the past few months, Lakshya has seen a series of poor results in Open on Thursday, July 17, became the latest tournament where Lakshya could not cross the second round (R16). Speaking after his loss against World No. 7 Kodai Naraoka, Lakshya said that he was trying to return to peak fitness before the World Championships in has faced several small niggles in 2025. A back issue here, an ankle problem there — the injuries have played on the back of his mind during matches. "Yes, I think so. At this level, you need to be sharp. I've played a few matches over the past couple of months, but this is the standard I want to be playing at week in and week out. So, yeah — this was a valuable experience. It'll definitely help me going forward," Lakshya told the broadcaster on went down to Naraoka 19-21, 11-21, in straight games. Analysing his performance, Lakshya said that he should have pushed the match to 3 games, but was unable to find the correct length (flight), which resulted in him playing several short shuttles."Yeah, it was a very physical match. I think for both of us, the rallies were really long. The first game was important for me to win, and I had my chances. If I'd taken them, maybe I could've pushed it to a third game — and then, who knows? But credit to him, he played a solid match," Lakshya said."In the second game, I made a lot of easy errors. I couldn't really find my length, ended up playing too many short shots at the net, and got punished for it," he explained that the match was a difficult one because Naraoka had the habit of not giving up on a single point, which made it difficult for him. He concluded by saying that he was outplayed on the day."You have to earn every point against him — he doesn't give you anything easy. He's a very steady player. You just have to wait for the right chance to attack, because his defence is so solid. He played really well today," he will now travel to China and then prepare for the World Championships in Paris.- EndsMust Watch
Hans India
11 hours ago
- Sport
- Hans India
Sindhu bows out of Japan Open
Tokyo: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu endured yet another first-round exit but Lakshya Sen and the men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty moved into the second round with comfortable victories at the Japan Open here on Wednesday. The 30-year-old Sindhu, who is a former world champion, went down 15-21, 14-21 to Korea's Sim Yu Jin in the Super 750 tournament, marking her fifth first-round exit this year. Satwik-Chirag and Lakshya, on the other hand, registered dominant straight-game wins. After a slow start, Sindhu, who appeared rusty and error-prone and struggled with judgment of length, showed some fight in the first game but Sim regained control to claim her first career win over the Indian star. In the second, Sindhu quickly fell behind 1-6. Though she managed to level the score at 11-11, the Korean pulled away with ease to seal the match in straight games. In men's doubles, Satwik and Chirag, currently ranked 15th in the world, defeated the Korean duo of Kang Min Hyuk and Kim Dong Ju 21-18, 21-10 in just 42 minutes. The former world No. 1 pair took some time to settle in, with the Koreans matching them early in the first game. But once the Indians found their rhythm, they were unstoppable, dominating the second game with clinical precision. Meanwhile, Lakshya who has struggled for form this season, making a string of first-round exits, looked sharp as he dispatched China's Wang Zheng Xing 21-11, 21-18. The world No. 18 Lakshya was in complete control in the opening game, racing to an 11-2 lead before sealing it with minimal fuss. While Xing mounted a better challenge in the second game, Lakshya capitalised on his early momentum to stay ahead and close out the match in straight games. He will next face seventh seed and local favourite Kodai Naraoka in the round of 16.
Business Standard
a day ago
- Sport
- Business Standard
Sindhu knocked out in Japan Open; Satwik-Chirag, Lakshya, Anupama move on
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu endured yet another first-round exit but Lakshya Sen and the men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty moved into the second round with comfortable victories at the Japan Open here on Wednesday. The 30-year-old Sindhu, who is a former world champion, went down 15-21 14-21 to Korea's Sim Yu Jin in the Super 750 tournament, marking her fifth first-round exit this year. Satwik-Chirag and Lakshya, on the other hand, registered dominant straight-game wins. After a slow start, Sindhu, who appeared rusty and error-prone and struggled with judgment of length, showed some fight in the first game but Sim regained control to claim her first career win over the Indian star. In the second, Sindhu quickly fell behind 1-6. Though she managed to level the score at 11-11, the Korean pulled away with ease to seal the match in straight games. In men's doubles, Satwik and Chirag, currently ranked 15th in the world, defeated the Korean duo of Kang Min Hyuk and Kim Dong Ju 21-18 21-10 in just 42 minutes. The former world No. 1 pair took some time to settle down, with the Koreans matching them early in the first game. But once the Indians found their rhythm, they were unstoppable, dominating the second game with clinical precision. Meanwhile, Lakshya who has struggled for form this season, making a string of first-round exits, looked sharp as he dispatched China's Wang Zheng Xing 21-11 21-18. The world no. 18 Lakshya was in complete control in the opening game, racing to an 11-2 lead before sealing it with minimal fuss. While Xing mounted a better challenge in the second game, Lakshya capitalised on his early momentum to stay ahead and close out the match in straight games. He will next face seventh seed and local favourite Kodai Naraoka in the round of 16. In women's singles, Anupama Upadhyaya prevailed 21-15 18-21 21-18 over Rakshitha Ramraj in a battle between two Indians. Anupama will next face second seeded Chinese Wang Zhi Yi. Unnati Hooda, a Taipei Open semifinalist earlier this year, however, went down 8-21 12-21 to seventh seed Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand in the opening round. Among other results, men's doubles pair of Hariharan Amsakarunan and Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi lost 15-21 9-21 to Korea's third seeds Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae, while women's doubles pair of Kavipriya Selvam-Simran Singhi went down 6-21 15-21 to Hong Kong's Lui Lok Lok and Tsang Hiu Yan. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Japan Open: PV Sindhu bows out; Satwik-Chirag, Lakshya reach second round
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu endured yet another first-round exit but Lakshya Sen and the men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty moved into the second round with comfortable victories at the Japan Open on Wednesday. PV Sindhu in action.(PTI) The 30-year-old Sindhu, who is a former world champion, went down 15-21, 14-21 to Korea's Sim Yu Jin in the Super 750 tournament, marking her fifth first-round exit this year. Satwik-Chirag and Lakshya, on the other hand, registered dominant straight-game wins. After a slow start, Sindhu, who appeared rusty and error-prone and struggled with judgment of length, showed some fight in the first game but Sim regained control to claim her first career win over the Indian star. In the second, Sindhu quickly fell behind 1-6. Though she managed to level the score at 11-11, the Korean pulled away with ease to seal the match in straight games. In men's doubles, Satwik and Chirag, currently ranked 15th in the world, defeated the Korean duo of Kang Min Hyuk and Kim Dong Ju 21-18, 21-10 in just 42 minutes. The former world No. 1 pair took some time to settle in, with the Koreans matching them early in the first game. But once the Indians found their rhythm, they were unstoppable, dominating the second game with clinical precision. Meanwhile, Lakshya who has struggled for form this season, making a string of first-round exits, looked sharp as he dispatched China's Wang Zheng Xing 21-11, 21-18. The world No. 18 Lakshya was in complete control in the opening game, racing to an 11-2 lead before sealing it with minimal fuss. While Xing mounted a better challenge in the second game, Lakshya capitalised on his early momentum to stay ahead and close out the match in straight games. He will next face seventh seed and local favourite Kodai Naraoka in the round of 16.
NDTV
a day ago
- Sport
- NDTV
PV Sindhu Bows Out Of Japan Open; Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty, Lakshya Sen Move To Second Round
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu endured yet another first-round exit but Lakshya Sen and the men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty moved into the second round with comfortable victories at the Japan Open in Tokyo on Wednesday. The 30-year-old Sindhu, who is a former world champion, went down 15-21, 14-21 to Korea's Sim Yu Jin in the Super 750 tournament, marking her fifth first-round exit this year. Satwik-Chirag and Lakshya, on the other hand, registered dominant straight-game wins. After a slow start, Sindhu, who appeared rusty and error-prone and struggled with judgment of length, showed some fight in the first game but Sim regained control to claim her first career win over the Indian star. In the second, Sindhu quickly fell behind 1-6. Though she managed to level the score at 11-11, the Korean pulled away with ease to seal the match in straight games. In men's doubles, Satwik and Chirag, currently ranked 15th in the world, defeated the Korean duo of Kang Min Hyuk and Kim Dong Ju 21-18, 21-10 in just 42 minutes. The former world No. 1 pair took some time to settle in, with the Koreans matching them early in the first game. But once the Indians found their rhythm, they were unstoppable, dominating the second game with clinical precision. Meanwhile, Lakshya who has struggled for form this season, making a string of first-round exits, looked sharp as he dispatched China's Wang Zheng Xing 21-11, 21-18. The world No. 18 Lakshya was in complete control in the opening game, racing to an 11-2 lead before sealing it with minimal fuss. While Xing mounted a better challenge in the second game, Lakshya capitalised on his early momentum to stay ahead and close out the match in straight games. He will next face seventh seed and local favourite Kodai Naraoka in the round of 16.
