The World Champiosnhips bronze medallist Lakshya Sen and top seeded PV Sindhu advanced to the semi-final after registering a comprehensive victories against HS Prannoy and Ashmita Chaliha respectively in India Open 2022, on Friday.
Sen beat Prannoy 14-21, 21-9, 21-14 in exactly an hour in the men’s singles quarter-final.
Speaking about the match, Sen said, “(In the) first game both of us were playing really fast and the aggression was also there. After the second game, we started to rally more and I was a lot more comfortable.”
In the two other all-Indian clashes of the day, Sindhu beat Ashmita 21-7, 21-18 while Aakarshi Kashyap overcame the challenge of Malvika Bansod 21-12, 21-15 in the women’s singles category.
