Canada Open Super 500: Lakshya Sen, PV Sindhu sail through to semifinals

Sen will face Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto in the semifinal while Sindhu will face Akane Yamaguchi.

Jul 8, 2023 - 13:30

Canada Open Super 500: Lakshya Sen, PV Sindhu sail through to semifinals

Lakshya Sen defeated Belgium’s Julien Carragi in the quarterfinal of the Canada Open BWF Super 500 in Calgary on Wednesday. Meanwhile, PV Sindhu defeated China’s Gao Fangjie 21-13, 21-7 in the women’s singles quarterfinal.

In a match that lasted 57 minutes, Sen prevailed 21-8, 17-21, 10-21. Earlier in the tournament, Sen had defeated second-seeded Kunlavut Vitidsarn and Brazil’s Ygor Coelho. He will face fourth-seeded Kenta Nishimoto of Japan in the semi-final on Saturday. Sen has a 1-1 record against Nishimoto having last played him at the 2022 Japan Open.

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Lakshya Sen taken to a deciding third game by Julien Carraggi.

Meanwhile, Akane Yamaguchi vs PV Sindhu, chapter 25 confirmed for semifinal.— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) July 7, 2023

Fangjie lead the head to head tally against Sindhu 3-0 but the Indian’s straight-game victory in 44 minutes will give her the confidence she needs before she takes on World No 1 Akane Yamaguchi in the semi-final. Sindhu leads the head to head tally 14-10 against the Japanese. They last met at the Singapore Open where Yamaguchi won 18-21, 21-19, 21-17.

Earlier in this tournament, PV Sindhu defeated home favourite Talia Ng 21-16, 21-9 and received a walkover against Japan’s Natsuki Nidaira. ...