Laskhya Sen competed in his first Commonwealth Games final in Birmingham on Sunday.
In the next game on the show ground, world number 10 Sen lost his way after a dominating start against 87th-ranked Singapore’s Jia Heng Teh. Sen, however, recovered to claim a 21-10, 18-21, 21-16 win in the men’s singles semifinal.
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The 20-year-old relies on a relentless attack to put his opponent on their back and he managed to do so in the opener. A few forehands to the Singaporean’s right helped him take a 1-0 lead in the game.
The momentum shifted to Jia in game two as he slowed the pace. A bunt followed by a backhand winner made it 8-8 before he entered the interval with a 9-11 advantage. A string of unforced errors from Sen saw Jia take the next five points to make it 9-16. Sen tried to hang on to the game but after the Singaporean took a break to switch boots at 15-18, he was able to level the game when the young Indian hit a long forehand. Sen built an 11-7 lead in the decider, although Jia made the Indian work hard for every point. The Singaporean also received a final warning for being late between points.
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Sen had four runs and converted the first with a deft drop shot that set up a backhand winner. “I didn’t pick up the pace in the second but I managed to hold on at the end. The crowd support also helped a lot in the first game,” Sen said.
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