He was made to sweat, but emerged unscathed nevertheless. Ace India shuttler Lakshya Sen defeated Belgium's Julien Carraggi in straight games 21-19, 21-14 in a crucial Group L encounter at the Paris Olympic Games 2024 on Monday, July 29. (Full Coverage | More Badminton News)
After the exit of Kevin Cordon from the competition and the subsequent 'deletion' of Sen's win, the 22-year-old needed to win to stay in contention for the next stage. And he did just that, though not without resistance from the 24-year-old Belgian.
The talented Carraggi ran Sen close in the first game, and it was only a late surge from the Indian that helped him pocket the opener by a narrow margin. The second game was more straightforward, as the gulf in rankings became more apparent.
Sen will next face Indonesia's Jonatan Christie, and it will be a virtual knock-out match, as whoever wins it will advance to the round of 16.
