Indian badminton players PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen made the second round of the US Open 2023 with comfortable wins in their respective opening matches at Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Wednesday.
This will be the 16th tournament of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour 2023 calendar. PV Sindhu, who sank to number 15 in the latest BWF World Rankings was able to make it to the final four stage of the Canada Open, where she lost to number one Akane Yamaguchi of Japan. Lakshya
Indian Badminton player Lakshya Sen defeated China's Li Shi Feng in straight sets to clinch the men's singles title on Monday at the Canada Open 2023. After the win, Lakshya Sen said, "I played good tactical game.'
India's Lakshya Sen won the men's singles title at the Canada Open 2023 defeating reigning All England champion China's Li Shi Feng (World No 10) in straight games 21-18, 22-20.
This is Lakshya Sen's 2nd appearance in the final of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 500 event and he will be up against reigning All England champion Li Shi Feng of China on Sunday.
Sindhu, currently number 15 in Badminton World Federation Rankings (BWF) rankings, was handed a walkover against world number 16 Natsuki Nidaira of Japan in her round of 16 match.
The 12th-ranked Sindhu has failed to make a mark in the past three BWF World Tour events as she did not cross the second rounds. The former world champion was knocked out in the round of 16 of the Indonesia Open after exiting the Singapore Open and the Thailand Open in the first round.