Lakshya Sen reaches the men’s singles final of the Australian Open

In Badminton, star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen has advanced into the Men’s Singles finals of the Australian Open. The 2022 Commonwealth Games champion defeated second seed Chou Tein-Chen of Chinese Taipei 17-21, 24-22, 21-16 in a nail-biting semi-final in Sydney yesterday. Sen will face 26th-ranked Yushi Tanaka of Japan in the Summit clash today. Lakshya Sen remains the lone Indian shuttler in contention after defeating compatriot Ayush Shetty in the quarter-finals. The men’s doubles duo of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy has also bowed out of the tournament after losing in the quarter-finals.