French Open: Lakshya Sen goes down to Kunlavut Vitidsarn in semifinal - Highlights
Catch the highlights of Lakshya Sen's defeat to Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the French Open Super 750 men's singles semifinal at the Adidas Arena on Saturday.
Lakshya Sen has qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Lakshya Sen went down to world no. 8 and reigning world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand in the men's singles semifinal of the French Open Super 750 on Saturday.
Lakshya won the opening game 22-20. But he could not match Vitidsarn's defensively solid and attackingly menacing game in the next two games.
Lakshya eventually lost 22-20, 13-21, 11-21 to make a semifinal exit from the French Open.
This was Lakshya's seventh defeat to Vitidsarn in 11 meetings, and his second consecutive defeat against the Thai star since the BWF World Championships in August 2023.
Catch the highlights:
A classy finish by Vitidsarn! He plays his tactical crosscourt smash to Lakshya's forehand and goes into the French Open men's singles final with a three-game win.
Lakshya Sen loses to Kunlavut Vitidsarn 22-20, 13-21, 11-21 in 78 minutes
Vitidsarn leads 20-11 in the third game. He has nine match points.
Lakshya goes for a hurried backhand smash but loses a chance to win a point. Vitidsarn is just two points away from winning the match. He leads 19-11.
Lakshya plays a smash to Vitidsarn's forehand and earns a point at 11-18.
Vitidsarn slips at the net and Lakshya earns a soft point with a flick. But he still trails by eight points at 10-18.
Vitidsarn is defending well, but Lakshya forces him to play a lift which goes long. Lakshya trails 9-16.
Lakshya wins three points in a row to trail 6-16.