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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 5:39 PM GMT
Game 1: Vitidsarn goes wide after 48-shot rally
Lakshya draws level at 19-19 as Vitidsarn goes wide following a 48-shot rally.
Brilliant anticipation by Lakshya. He allows the shuttle go wide.
- 9 March 2024 5:37 PM GMT
Game 1: Two points in a row for Vitidsarn
Vitidsarn forces Lakshya to play fast from the net and earns a point at 19-17. Lakshya goes long.
- 9 March 2024 5:36 PM GMT
Game 1: Lakshya draws level
Lakshya's brilliant crosscourt half smash. Vitidsarn keeps looking at the shuttle but decides not to play it. Lakshya draws level at 17-17.
- 9 March 2024 5:34 PM GMT
Game 1: Vitidsarn draws level
Lakshya goes for a smash and Vitidsarn anticipates it well and earns a point with a counter smash. 15-15 now.
- 9 March 2024 5:34 PM GMT
Game 1: Lakshya's challenge
Vitidsarn plays a flat smash from the net. It goes into Lakshya's body, but the Indian evades it and challenges it. He loses it as the shuttle falls in. Vitidsarn trails 14-15.
- 9 March 2024 5:32 PM GMT
Game 1: Another good judgement by Lakshya
Vitidsarn goes long again, and Lakshya extends his lead to 15-13.
- 9 March 2024 5:31 PM GMT
Game 1: Brilliant net shot by Vitidsarn
Lakshya loses it completely. Lakshya looks a bit slow here to react and Vitidsarn shows his game awareness but playing a flick shot. Lakshya still leads by a point at 14-13.
