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:
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: