Birmingham: The Indian Lakshya Sen crashed out of the quarterfinals of the All England Open Championships on Friday and lost to Mark Caljouw of the Netherlands 17-21, 21-16, 17-21. The match, which lasted 55 minutes, ended the Indian challenge in men’s singles.
Caljouw, who has beaten Sen once, won the first set 21-17 in 17 minutes. He was 11-8 ahead at one point and continued to lead 1-0. The 19-year-old Sen then bounced back in the second game, opening an 11-6 lead and later concluding the second game 21-16 to stay alive. The world no. 36, Caljouw, however, won the last game 21-17 to clinch the match.
Sen advanced to the quarterfinals for men on Thursday, after beating Frenchman Thomas Rouxel 21-18 in 21 minutes in 53 minutes. Indian women pair Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy lost in the quarterfinals on Friday after a defeat against Selena Piek and Cheryl Seinen.
Ashwini and Sikki lost the game 22-24, 12-21 in 39 minutes. Ashwini and Sikki beat the sixth set Gabriela Stoeva and Stefani Stoeva of Bulgaria 21-17, 21-10 in the round of 16.
Source: Telangana Today