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All England Open 2022, Day 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Lakshya, Satwik-Chirag, Gayatri-Treesa into quarters — Scores, Updates, Results, Blog
Suffering shock exits, Sindhu, Saina and Srikanth bowed out while Lakshya Sen, Satwik-Chirag, Gayatri/Treesa powered on into the quarters of the All England Open 2022.
Kidambi Srikanth, PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen will eye quarter-finals at All England Open 2022
Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge from Day 2 of the All England Open 2022!
In a dramatic day at the Arena Birmingham, birthday girl Saina Nehwal played a spirited match against Akane Yamaguchi, even taking a set off her before she lost, 21-14, 17-21, 21-17. PV Sindhu, as well, played a good match but couldn't match up to Sayaka Takahashi as the southpaw proved to be too good for Sindhu, third time in a row and Sindhu had an early exit, 21-19, 16-21, 21-17.
On the men's singles front, Lakshya Sen kept his giant-killing spree on as he played a sensational match against World No. 3 Anders Antonsen and booked his place in the quarters, 21-16, 21-18. Meanwhile, Kidambi Srikanth had a tough loss against Anthony Ginting, 21-9, 18-21, 19-21.
On the doubles front, both pairs have booked their spots in the quarters after Satwik-Chirag practically dominated against a German pair, 21-7, 21-7 and on the other hand, Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly also had a pretty solid outing against the Olympic champions before Apriyani Rahayu retired, 18-21, 19-14 (ret.)
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- 17 March 2022 1:35 PM GMT
This game has been all about challenges but Lakshya Sen wins it 21-16!
Lakshya Sen is being super clever with his shot placements and it is really impressive now. He takes the first game 21-16 after another dramatic line call challenge from Antonsen!
Game 2 will be more pressure, for sure!
- 17 March 2022 1:32 PM GMT
Couple of errors coming from Sen now but he still leads
Sen is using stealth as opposed to strength here but Antonsen is piling the pressure and Lakshya's returns fall wide.
Come on, Sen!
- 17 March 2022 1:27 PM GMT
Saina Nehwal loses!
It was so close yet so far for her as she could not sustain her fightback against her Japanese opponent. Despite claiming the lead for the first time at 17-16, Akane sealed the match with 5 consecutive points at the end.
- 17 March 2022 1:26 PM GMT
Sen has the momentum here and is sticking to cross-court defensive shots!
Very mature from Lakshya Sen as he has a dominant 14-9 lead in the opening game against Antonsen!
- 17 March 2022 1:24 PM GMT
Lakshya Sen keeps his nose ahead now, leads 11-9 in the mid-game break!
Antonsen is having difficulty with the lengths of Lakshya's shots but Lakshya can't complain. He has the lead at 11-9! Let's go!
- 17 March 2022 1:23 PM GMT
Saina Nehwal takes the lead!
This came out of nowhere but the Indian is on course to claim a brilliant victory.
- 17 March 2022 1:20 PM GMT
Lakshya Sen is being made to work hard by Antonsen, both players stay close!
Lakshya finds his net shots and is playing some good angled returns as Antonsen really puts the pressure. This won't be an easy task for Sen who leads 8-7 in the opening game.
- 17 March 2022 1:17 PM GMT
Lakshya and Antonsen start off with an intense rally!
Lakshya Sen and Antonsen start engaging in a rally straight-up as they begin the match, both players keeping pace of the other and simply warming up.
Sen is first to get on the board and now has a 3-2 lead!
- 17 March 2022 1:16 PM GMT
Yamaguchi takes the lead in Game 3!
She has surged ahead with an 8 point lead and seems to be charging ahead to seal the match in the quickest time possible.
