Lakshya’s semifinal loss ends India’s campaign at Japan Open
Lakshya made a bright start, racing to an 8-3 lead in the opening game. But Nishimoto wrested back control with a burst of seven straight points, using sharp, angled smashes to push ahead.
Lakshya made a bright start, racing to an 8-3 lead in the opening game. But Nishimoto wrested back control with a burst of seven straight points, using sharp, angled smashes to push ahead.
World No. 18 Lakshya's inconsistent run resulted in a 19-21, 11-21 loss to Japan's Kodai Naraoka in the men's singles that lasted close to an hour.
Lakshya ,who won the Canada Open Super 500 earlier this month, jumped out to a 5-3 lead early on before closing to 11-7 at the break.
China's badminton players on Wednesday scored victories to make the second round in several categories here at the Japan Open badminton tournament.
Former world champion Sindhu, lost to China’s Zhang Yi Man 21-12, 21-13 to make her seventh opening round exit in 13 BWF World Tour tournaments this year.
Fatigue caught up with India’s premier shuttler P V Sindhu as she was upstaged in straight games but Kidambi Srikanth entered quarterfinals of the USD 700,000 Japan Open in Tokyo on Thursday.
Raonic, a former World No.3, rifled 16 aces to pile the misery on Troicki.
Cilic took just 73 minutes to complete a one-sided victory in Tokyo.
Axelsen and Marin clinched the men's and women's singles titles respectively.
During the 60-minute battle, the Indian pair fought hard but were unable to clinch the win.
