French Open: Lakshya Sen goes down to Kunlavut Vitidsarn in semifinal - Highlights
Game 2: Vitidsarn wins a challenge
The umpire says Lakshya's shot falls in, and Vitidsarn challenges and wins it as the shuttle goes wide. Lakshya trails 1-7.
Vitidsarn follows it up with a smash. He leads 8-1 now.
Game 2: First point for Lakshya
Vitidsarn goes long this time and Lakshya wins a point to trail 1-5.
Vitidsarn fetches another winner with a forehand defensive shot after Lakshya plays a smash from the backcourt. Vitidsarn leads 6-1.
Game 2: Remarkable forehand defensive shot by Vitidsarn
Lakshya plays a smash and Vitidarn returns it with a forehand defensive angled return. Lakshya has no chance of it. Vitidsarn leads 4-0.
The Thai player goes 5-0 up in the game as Lakshya loses a challenge in the backline.
Game 2: Vitidsarn smashes again
Lakshya anticipates it wrong and Vitidsarn plays it again on the Indian shuttler's backhand and goes 2-0 up in the game.
Game 2: Lakshya vs Vitidsarn
Vitidsarn wins the first point in the second game after a rally, with a flat springy smash to Lakshya's backhand.
Lakshya wins the opening game
Vitidsarn defends well but he goes wide after a good rally. Lakshya wins the opening game 21-20.
Lakshya is on game point again
A brilliant smash to Vitidarn's forehand and Lakshya is on game point at 21-20.
Game 1: Vitidsarn draws level
This time Lakshya is wrong and Vitidsarn draws level at 20-20.
Game point for Lakshya
Yet again, Lakshya anticipates it well and earns a game point opportunity ay 20-19 by letting the shuttle go long.
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