Jakarta, June 6: It was a day of mixed fortune for Indian shuttlers in Indonesia Open on Thursday.
A day after PV Sindhu bowed out of the tournament, women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela also lost.
But Lakshya Sen continued his dominance in the Indonesian Open 2024 BWF Super 1000 event as he advanced to the men’s singles quarterfinal.
Lakshya defeated Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto 21-9, 21-15 in the round of 16 here at Istora Senayan Sports Palace.
The Indian took the game under control right from the start, holding initial 4-0 lead. With a powerful cross-court smash and great placement at back court Lakshya pocketed the first game with ease and then dominated the second game too.
It was not an easy match for the Japanese as he looked clueless and continued making errors with drop shots on the net and looked completely ousted in the second game.
Lakshya will next play second seed Dane Anders Antonsen on Friday for place in the semi-final.
In the women’s doubles, the duo of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela suffered a loss at the hands of top 10 ranked Japanese pair Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara.
The Indians put up a close fight before losing 21-19, 19-21,19-21 in the match that lasted for 75 minutes.
It is now up to Lakshya Sen to keep alive Indian hopes in Indonesia Open. Though his performance has been up and down in recent times, but he is expected to reach at least the semi-finals. (With IANS support)
