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German Open 2022, Quarterfinals LIVE: Lakshya into semis, Srikanth knocked out — Scores, Updates, Blog
Lakshya Sen is the only one who makes it to semis as Srikanth, Prannoy, Krishna/Vishnu get knocked out from the German Open 2022.
HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen are in the quarterfinals of the German Open 2022
Hello and welcome to the live blog of The Bridge from the quarterfinals of the German Open 2022!
In the quarters, Lakshya Sen played a powerful match against HS Prannoy to book his semi-finals tickets, 21-15, 21-16. Kidambi Srikanth meanwhile suffered a very close defeat to Viktor Axelsen, 21-10, 23-21.
In the Men's Doubles as well, the pair of Krishna Prasad Garaga and Vishnuvardhan Goud lost to a Chinese pair in straight sets.
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Live Updates
- 11 March 2022 4:17 PM GMT
Wonderful from Srikanth!
Kidambi Srikanth seems to have come alive. He is making Axelsen run all around the court, before pocketing the points with some delicate shots.
The Indian leads 15-12. Is the decider on?
- 11 March 2022 4:15 PM GMT
Srikanth fighting back!
A much better display from Kidambi Srikanth as Axelsen seems to have dropped his intensity a bit. The Indian has managed to throw the Dane a bit off the rhythm and goes into the break with a slender 11-10 lead.
- 11 March 2022 4:07 PM GMT
Close start!
A very close start to the second game. Srikanth started well to take a 3-0 lead, but Axelsen has snatched it back with four consecutive points.
- 11 March 2022 4:04 PM GMT
Axelsen takes the first game
Easy peasy for Viktor Axelsen as he takes the first game without breaking a sweat. Srikanth has a lot of thinking to do if he is to push this match into a decider.
- 11 March 2022 3:58 PM GMT
8 consecutive points!
8 consecutive points now for Axelsen and Srikanth seems to have no clue what is happening. The Danish star leads 17-4.
- 11 March 2022 3:57 PM GMT
Srikanth struggling
The Danish superstar is on a roll here and Kidambi Srikanth is clearly struggling to keep up with the pace of the game. The Indian trails 4-11 at the first mid-game break of the match.
- 11 March 2022 3:47 PM GMT
Kidambi Srikanth v/s Viktor Axelsen
Both the players are out on court number 1 and are going through the warmups. We will begin in the next couple of minutes.
- 11 March 2022 3:41 PM GMT
Here's a look at just how brilliant Lakshya was against Prannoy today!
Tough luck for Prannoy though as he hasn't been able to go past Lakshya in their previous meeting as well.
But it is Sen who has the last word again today!
- 11 March 2022 3:37 PM GMT
And LAKSHYA SEN WINS!! HE IS THROUGH TO THE SEMIS!
What a brilliant show from Lakshya Sen as he ousts a gritty HS Prannoy in straight sets, this time, to make his way into the semi-finals!
Such a perfect start to the European leg of the BWF tour for Lakshya Sen as he is into the semi-finals, 21-15, 21-16!
