Muelheim An Der Ruhr: In badminton, India’s lakshya Sen will face Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand in the men’s singles finals at the German Open Badminton . Sen defeated world no. 1 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the semifinals by ‘21-13, 12-21, 22-20’ on Saturday. Sen is the third Indian player to beat Viktor Axelsen. Kidambi Srikanth in 2017 and HS Prannoy last year, are the only other Indians to have wins over Axelsen.
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Earlier, India’s two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu lost to lower-ranked Zhang Yi Man of China in the second round. Zhang Yi Man defeated Sindhu by ‘14-21, 21-15, 14-21’ in just 55 minutes. India’s Saina Nehwal lost to eighth seeded Thai Ratchanok Intanon of China by ‘ 10-21, 15-21’.
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