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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 in action at the Paris Olympics 2024. (FILE PHOTO: Badminton Photo/BWF)
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:
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- 9 March 2024 5:52 PM GMT
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.
- 9 March 2024 5:50 PM GMT
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.
- 9 March 2024 5:49 PM GMT
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.
- 9 March 2024 5:47 PM GMT
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.
- 9 March 2024 5:46 PM GMT
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.
- 9 March 2024 5:42 PM GMT
Lakshya wins the opening game
Vitidsarn defends well but he goes wide after a good rally. Lakshya wins the opening game 21-20.
- 9 March 2024 5:41 PM GMT
Lakshya is on game point again
A brilliant smash to Vitidarn's forehand and Lakshya is on game point at 21-20.
- 9 March 2024 5:40 PM GMT
Game 1: Vitidsarn draws level
This time Lakshya is wrong and Vitidsarn draws level at 20-20.
- 9 March 2024 5:40 PM GMT
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.
