Ace shuttler Lakshya Sen stormed into the second round of the India Open Super 750 with a dominant straight-game win over compatriot Ayush Shetty in the men’s singles opening round at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here on Tuesday.
The 2021 World Championships bronze medallist asserted his superiority early to register a clinical 21-12, 21-15 victory over the 20-year-old Ayush.
“I didn’t expect it to be too tricky, but I think it will get better from the second round. We thought the shuttle might travel a little bit slower, but it was quick. There was drift too” Lakshya said.
In women’s doubles, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also made a positive start, notching up a 21-15, 21-11 win over Thailand’s Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn and Sukitta Suwachai.
In men’s doubles, Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun crossed the first hurdle with a 21-15, 21-18 win over Malaysia’s Teo Ee Yi and Ong Yew Sin to set up a clash with Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang of China.
India’s top men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, seeded third, progressed without taking the court after receiving a walkover from USA’s Chen Zhi Yi and Presley Smith.
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