All England Open 2024 Finals Highlights: Carolina Marin wins women's singles title, Jonatan Christie becomes men's champion
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All England Open 2024 Finals Schedule
WD: Nami Matsuyama/Chiharu Shida vs Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee
WS: Akane Yamaguchi vs Carolina Marin
MS: Anthony Sinisuka Ginting vs Jonatan Christie
XD: Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong vs Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino
MD: Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik vs Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto
Semifinals Report
India’s Lakshya Sen bowed out from the semi-final stage of the All England Open 2024 after losing against Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie in three games. His exit also ended India’s challenge in the BWF Super 1000 tournament. Sen, who finished as runners-up here in 2022, went down 12-21, 21-10, 15-21 in 68 minutes.
It though seemed 68 minutes too many for Sen, who looked absolutely knackered towards the end having had to play three-setters in each of his last three rounds. He entered the semi-final after seeing past former world champion Loh Kean Yew and 2021 All England Open winner Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia. In contrast, Jonatan Christie was handed a walkover by Shi Yu Qi after just one game in the quarterfinals.
Sen, who also made the semis at the French Open 2024 last week, started slow against the Indonesian who held a four-point lead at the mid-game interval on the opening game. He increased that gap to seven points at 17-10 and eventually sealed the game at 21-12.
But Sen made a roaring comeback in the second. From a 7-3 lead, he won six straight points to go to 13-3 and with Christie making a series of unforced errors that lead increased to 18-6. The Indonesian found some touch and reduced the deficit to nine points, but Sen soon restored the 10-point gap and then sealed the second game with a smash to force a decider.
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Sen maintained his momentum in the deciding game and was leading 3-0 at the start. But Jonatan Christie kept himself in the game first by levelling at 3-3 and moving ahead from 4-6 behind to a three-point lead at the mid-game interval. By this time Sen was already exhausted and looked to be running out of gas allowing Christie to dominate the rallies.
The Indonesian stretched his lead to four points which doubled to eight and although Lakshya saved three match points, he found the net with his next attempt to hand the tie. Jonatan Christie will next face compatriot Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in the title clash.
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