Indonesia Open 2024: Lakshya Sen seals comfortable win, Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand suffer defeat

By Anmol Kakkar

Anmol is a freelance contributor at Khel Now and a passionate sports enthusiast who follows and covers a wide range of Olympic sports.

Published at :June 6, 2024 at 8:51 PM

Modified at :June 6, 2024 at 8:51 PM

Indonesia Open 2024: Lakshya Sen seals comfortable win, Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand suffer defeat

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Lakshya Sen defeated Kenta Nishimoto to reach the QF of the Indonesia Open.

Lakshya Sen, the 2022 Commonwealth Games champion, easily defeated World No. 12 Kenta Nishimoto (21-9, 21-15) to reach the quarter-finals of the Indonesia Open 2024. Sen, who qualified for the Olympics thanks to his performances at the French Open and All-England Open, overcame Nishimoto who was coming off a magnificent win against Anthony Sinisuka Ginting.

Lakshya started the opening game with four consecutive points and then took a comfortable five-point lead at the interval, leading 11-6. He continued his momentum with a brilliant attacking display, giving Nishimoto no chance to make a comeback. He quickly wrapped up the game 21-9 by taking 10 out of the 13 points in the second half of the opening game.

The second game was closer until 8-8, but after that, Sen took three consecutive points to lead 11-8 at the interval. He didn’t look back and closed the second game without any hiccups, 21-15. This is Lakshya’s third win over Nishimoto in four meetings. He will now face Anders Antonsen of Denmark (World No. 5). Although Lakshya Sen has a 2-3 head-to-head record against Antonsen, he won their last meeting and will hope to repeat that success.

In the women’s doubles, Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand played their hearts out but went down to World No. 7 Mayu Matsumoto/Wakana Nagahara of Japan (21-19, 19-21, 19-21). The Indians started the opening game positively, quickly taking an 11-5 lead at the interval. They continued their momentum and had five game points at 20-15. The Japanese pair saved four game points, but the Indians secured the game at the fifth attempt, winning 21-19.

After surviving a scare in the opening game, the second game was very close, with neither pair leading by more than two points. Treesa/Gayatri led throughout and seemed poised to upset the Japanese pair. However, Mayu/Wakana made a comeback from 17-19 down to take four consecutive points, pushing the match to a decider.

In the decider, Treesa/Gayatri started positively, leading 8-5 initially, but couldn’t maintain the momentum as the Japanese pair quickly took the lead. The Indians made a late comeback, saving a match point, but ultimately lost.

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In another women’s doubles match, Ashwini Ponappa/Tanisha Castro lost to World No. 2 Baek Ha-na/Lee So-hee in three games (13-21, 21-19, 13-21). Ashwini was outstanding with her agility, while Tanisha made a few errors at crucial points. In mixed doubles, Sumeeth Reddy/Sikki Reddy lost to World No. 1 Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong of China in a one-sided affair (9-21, 11-21). In men’s singles, Priyanshu Rajawat lost to world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn (10-21, 17-21).

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Anmol Kakkar

Anmol is a sports freelancer and writer who specializes in Olympic sports. He has been associated with Khel Now since 2023. An engineer by qualification, he holds a degree in computer science. A passionate sports enthusiast, Anmol follows almost every Olympic sports. He runs a Twitter page as well called Sports Arena and is quite active on Twitter on his ID, Anmolkakkar27, to promote sports in India. His favorite sport is badminton, and his favourite sportsperson is Saina Nehwal. An ardent supporter of Delhi-based teams across all sports leagues, Anmol also closely follows and covers parasports as well.