Indonesia Open 2021, Quarter-finals LIVE - Sai Praneeth locks horns with Viktor Axelsen - Scores, Updates, Results, Blog
A body smash from Axelsen to take the first game!
It's all business for Viktor Axelsen here as he needs 19 minutes to wrap up the first game with a classic body smash to win, 21-12!
Sai Praneeth needs to push back in the second game now.
Axelsen is using his deceptive skills too!
Sai Praneeth needs to step in and level up as Axelsen is blitzing fast here to take a 17-9 lead! Superb stuff from Axelsen!
Axelsen has his game face on and the smashes come in full-power!
Axelsen gets 6 points on the trot here and leads at 14-7!
However, it is Axelsen who is still holding the reins of the match!
Axelsen takes the lead at 11-7 in the mid-game interval now!
What a rally that was - phew!
A 32-shot rally where Praneeth comes out on top and Axelsen nods in approval to his opponent stepping up the game - Axelsen still leads at 9-7!
Praneeth tries to match Axelsen but the Dane is at his attacking best!
Axelsen charges early and his attacking side is invincible and he moves so well that Sai Praneeth struggles a bit to keep up. Axelsen with the lead at 7-4!
Viktor Axelsen's strategy is clear here - he is making Praneeth work!
Sai Praneeth's Achilles heel is his movement and Axelsen is making him run to every corner, early into this match.
It is 2 ALL now.
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